I run Raise the Standard Real Estate in Milwaukee, WI and we focus on investors servicing them from building a strategy, completing the transaction, and assisting with property management duties.

It’s temporarily lost its shine because of the slow down in transactions.

Incidentally this is the perfect scenario where a checkbook IRA is going to be far superior to having to go through the custodian for every transaction. 

Congratulations on your impressive success since 2021—that's quite an achievement to have closed over 100 transactions in such a short time.

Even then, the IRS may scrutinize the transaction if it appears the intent was to immediately convert the property into a personal residence.Additionally, if you eventually sell the property after converting it to a primary residence, you may qualify for partial benefits under the Section 121 exclusion for primary residence gains.

Partnering with an experienced motel operator is a smart idea—it can help bridge the operational knowledge gap and mitigate risks.When evaluating motels, focus on metrics like occupancy rates, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR).

That kind of errand is not the sort of thing they are paid to do and our liaison wasn't able to devote enough time to the problem on a daily basis to make it happen which I completely understood but it was still frustrating. 

Would like to hire more daily workers to decrease time.

They can bring it to open market and facilitate the transaction. 

I do not recommend paying any upfront fees, unless it's with a large bank that typically requires a good faith deposit on larger transactions.