Hi Tiffany - Welcome to the BP community!

I would set up a family trust, if you have a ton of equity maybe you refi the properties into an LLC but if you are locked in with lower rates then I wouldn't touch the ownership piece yet. 

I would owner occupy it so I don't know if I have an avenue to remove them so I can do the condo conversion or if I could even do the condo conversion while they are still in there.

Share your next-best value-add REI cons upcoming in then next 6 months  (please!).

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

I was just pointing out that I felt it was too much for a STR mattress.The Zinus Green Tea model that we have are a few years older and I am sure there are new ones that have superseded ours.I would simply wait for the deal and grab one up.

I would find 2-3 local property managers to interview and do walk-throughs with. 

The experience is working out pretty well.I think their goal is to be your one-stop-shop for the whole process and that will suit me going forward. 

Most folks are charging 10% of the rental rate for monthly PM fees. 1 months rent for a leasing fee and couple hundred for a lease renewal.

Any property you get into, though, you should plan to have a good capital reserve account to address the problems that will inevitably come up.If you're looking for properties that have stronger cashflow, I would look toward the South East of the USA.