The most important thing is making sure that whoever you choose pops their head into the attic to check the decking.

I would also browse Furnish Finder and see what rates pop up there.

Adding your location on the thread might pop up some lenders that can assist.

Filter by these types of properties and see if you find any realtors who pop up frequently.

However, the inspector mentioned that the 2nd and 3rd floors are labeled as "Artist Dwellings," though he wasn’t sure what that fully entails.He suggested applying for a special permit to present the space as artist studios or dwellings, with the hope of eventually converting them into long-term rental (LTR) apartments under that designation.

Offer mom and pop landlords a headache-free tenancy including Free Maintenance for all minor repairs.

The bubble will pop soon enough.

Even closer to home, most of the smaller hotel/motels in my area seem to be mom and pop owned and are all listed for sale at this point. 

Some mom and pop landlords will not want to deal with this and they'll sell the unit and there are less rentals available.

One of your minions popped right in and quickly promoted, well, you need get this book to start off and pointed her to the BP store.