The short-term rental market here is particularly lucrative, though regulatory changes can impact profitability. 

Your guest is your priority, not your profit.

With Amanda Frecks as a partner and a clear plan for strategic improvements, it was the perfect fit for a quick flip and profit.

We want to detail the responsibilities, capital contributions, profit and lost sharing percentages, decision-making process, have dispute resolution methods, and exist strategies.

If not, then the path of least resistance is to simply adjust your vision so it fits better into the lot, as-is. :) A zoning change can take up to 6 months, approval isn't guaranteed (despite Aldermanic support), and potentially cost a lot of money (architectural site / floor plans & dimensioned elevations, zoning attorney, holding costs, etc.) 

Being a flipper for the last 10 years (always part time), there is simply a mismatch here.

On your own, you simply can not buy in the place where you want to live. 

They simply do Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, and USDA loans.

They are highly motivated to produce profit, and our interests are fully aligned.

I have not lived in the property two years and feel that any profit I may make on a sale would get chewed up by closing costs and capital gains.