At meetups you will find investors who will tell who their go to is and that is a way better recommendation and will also help you vet neighborhoods much quicker.

I then factor in any utilities (besides water, sewer, and trash) that we are including if any to come up with a recommended price.4.

Any help or recommendations for an investor-friendly lender would be great. 

I highly recommend you contact @Jorge Vazquez.

What are the pros and cons and if y'all can share with me some recommendations. 

The public adjuster recommended them.

If you're providing an "up-scale" environment and hope to attract more guests of this calibre (I do; they don't quibble about higher nightly rates and rarely cause problems) then I recommend white duvet covers and wash them after each guest.  

Since you are new, I recommend staying with flagged properties that way you get support from the franchise and access to loyalty members.

I'd be happy to connect to see if I can help or give you some recommendations.

His realtor does property management, and i recommended my realtor friend who also does it.