Once any ongoing damage has been mitigated, you'll need to have a lot of contact with your insurer to discuss your rehab plan.

The tenant has also ignored several of my attempts to contact her via phone and text and will only respond to my emails. 

Great tips @Collin HaysAnother "tip" is make sure you are working with a seasoned STR Realtor or your Realtor is conferring with someone like Collin a season STR Property Manager.At least once a quarter someone contacts me (as a PM) and either wants management or wants my opinion on a property and the property is illegally zoned or otherwise unsuitable for STR, although their Realtor is telling them otherwise. 

Look at properties but then contact me.  

If you're willing to be more active, purchase a property or two in an area you personally know well and have key contacts (handypeople, contractor, lender, etc.).

I have a contact at a military contractor that has employees transfer in for a 3-5 year gig.

Again, this isn't saying this guy is, I'm saying generally.My recommendation: Contact the city about section 8 programs, read here in the forums, listen to podcasts, then talk to property managers.

I hope you contacted BP directly about your experience with what sounds like a 🫏 agent.  

She has an excellent tenant profile, but private rental home inventory is low at holiday time.QUESTIONS:Would it be too much to1. locate the owner's email or phone number and then contact them?

Then if in the US you have to find a friend of theirs to get their contact info.    2.