One is a 2bed/2bath completely renovated and the other is a cinder block house 2 bed/1 bath that needs minimum updates.

Future steps will be getting engineering plans done for the road and utility work, a concept plan for the subdivision and getting it all approved from P and Z and town council again.I know I am missing steps in here but I wanted to type out a scenario so I can come back with questions when I hit some road blocks.

I invest in a couple states and I also am a agent in new jersey. my rule of thumb for a client is when they say I'm hoping for in a sentence describing a property I dive a little deeper into there goals because it sounds like they are trying to fit a square block into a round whole.

Separate bank account, credit cards, signature blocks for every contract and document you are signing for LLC. 

Right now I can only tell by finding my properties on airbnb and looking at the calendars and what days are blocked of and assume those are bookings. 

You've been around the block.

Thanks for the tips @Mindy Nicol, I do think MTR would be easier to manage for me allthough I do have time for a part time job, I see where you are coming from with repair costs and all and STR sounds like it can be a pain (I followed a few groups on facebook and have read horror stories :D ). 

Its barking is on and off, but almost every day there are easily blocks of 30-45 minutes when it's barking pretty much non-stop.

If banks controlled all this business and did away with the broker model and like what I experienced the lender was a bank employee and was on salary not commish.. docs are prepped by the bank ( on my commercial loans that is free no charge NO JUNK Fees at all just appraisal and 1/2 a point to maybe 1 point. this is a stumbling block for owner occ especially first time buyers who dont have money for closing costs and generally need the seller to contribute you know I see it all the time on my starter homes that I finance for flippers.. virtually everyone has seller assist on it to pay for all the junk fee's and brokers fees.. its getting paid somewhere and that just makes it harder for those buying homes to live in ..  

I'd spend the money on quartz.You want to have a nice place so don't be afraid to spend where needed.I've heard horror stories of people putting in butcher block and people using it as a cutting board.