I see a lot of amenities you recommended as amenities that increase the quality of stay which leads to a higher guest satisfaction but doesn't really affect my return.

If you have, you have put yourself at great personal risk.Again, I recommend you get a lawyer as soon as possible.

SUBSTANTIALLY.I highly recommend tapping into your equity and accumulating some more assets at these prices, you will thank yourself in 3 years.The best and most cost effective way to do so is a simple cash out refinance, I don't think you should touch your primary, but leverage your investments for sure.

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

I recommend you include some of your key qualification criteria in the advertisement.

Some folks have already given good advice, and I want to add a quick tip for how to get data on potential STR properties.

It has cost many people including myself a lot of unnecessary money and still is because you deal with the tax portion of opening unnecessary LLCs recommended by supposed professionals. 

I highly recommend you reach out to him, he is fast, professional, and does amazing work.If you would like me to make that connection, reach out to me.

I would recommend house hacking unless you had plans to move out of state.

I recommend speaking with @Denver McClure to see what is available given your situation.