We recommend RentRedi for tenant and lease management. 

I'm not the strongest in knowing the Queen Creek market from an agent standpoint, but I have someone that I can recommend to you. 

From what I read in The Economist, listings with updated, compelling photos tend to outperform others significantly.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The other challenge is selling it, there is a smaller buyer pool for hospitality in a small market but that was known going in Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I stumbled upon this thread and I'll admin I've only just read your initial post.

After only reading your subject line, I was curious why you were targeting Canadians.

I read Brian’s book and still learned more than a few things.  

I think tax benefits should be secondary to buying something that would work well as a STR.I would recommend you consult a tax professional to see what possible tax benefits you could receive from buying this STR.

I like to always recommend that you choose an agent who is also an investor maybe a few years ahead of where you want to be.