Overall, your next actional step should be attending local REI meet-ups.

Try to have a sit down meeting with the HOA board which may only be three people.  

I have a house three hours away and once a quarter I do the 3 hour drive, I'm there a couple hours, meet some good friends for lunch and drive back... it's a nice day!

The zoom meetings are a free for all and Jerome relies on his hype communication style to amp people up but there is no content or context to get amped up about.

I did some research, the STR is not something I will consider as I am a bit far from the property, and it's just too much hassle. and the return barely meets the threshold if I use the airdna numbers. 

I think it is trash and assume the tenant doesn't want it, does not meet that legal requirement.

I'm retired and don't want to play the, Let's have a meeting before we have the meeting.

Or get work done with a good GC and pick off some subs you meet to do work direct for you.

Let me know if you want to meet up and talk!

Just make sure they meet the criteria.6.