Without that it will be a tough task to accomplish unless you work out some custom structure or bring the GC on the loan with you so you can leverage their direct experience.

I want an investor portal where customer login on our website and can invest and track everything there.

We use pricelabs to customize when people can book our units. 

Agree on the garage doors, a darker color may have worked better like a dark wood grain, but I didn’t want to mention that because the ship has probably sailed on that idea!  

Take professional photos.I have only been a customer of Airbnb, but hosts have profiles that shows all of their listings.

They offer depreciation schedules for fixed assets.And the software has a great overall UI.But even more important than all of that, they have the best customer service of any piece of software (real estate or not), I've ever used.

I just closed on a few properties in both Michigan and Alabama for a customer in Texas. 

You can have a PMS like Hospitable with custom auto messages and AI assistance to answer.

Should I get into contracting with a flipper or custoM home builder for 50k a year 1099 and start my own llc and be a “real estate professional” and learn the ins and outs while making less money at first,  or take a sales job 9-5 that makes 150k a year w2 and build up capital first. 

Or you could do a personal BRRRR, so you are the customer and control the customer response.