We are happy to assist you with whatever management team you feel is in your best interest.

If you are looking to work with a STR focused realtor that probably has the most STR sales in the area, is an STR investor himself, has a STR property management company and assists with staging if needed, and can give you a true pulse on the market, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green.

Random things like this.I can only imagine if they did allow you to add all the bedrooms, they would make you also add fire sprinkler system and a commercial fire alarm system like residential assisted living. 

Offer to be his/her assistant for free, do all the stuff he/she hates doing, and learn the business from them.

If you build a good relationship with a local realtor, they can assist.

In terms of the second scenario, the upside I see is the option to get a different kind of loan (say, FHA with a lower down payment and other assistance programs for K-12 educators like me) since I'd be getting a new primary residence instead of a second home.

This is something that legal aid might be too able to assist you with if you are not very well healed financially.Good Luck!

Hi Sushil,My firm does portfolio loans, and if you fit the criteria, we may be able to assist.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. 

While showing one of the newly vacated units to a potential renter, he informed me that he was displaced because of the hurricanes, and that FEMA was providing him with assistance for moving, including paying his security deposit, rent, and moving costs.