Take all that out of the equation and you have two options.

We have good products for under 30 days and over 6 months, but not a lot of great options for between.  

By "partial" I mean renovating the kitchen and bathroom, painting the place, re-tiling the floor and maybe adding some smaller features that can make a difference to prospective buyers, such as new A/C units, new internal doors, or maybe even sell the place furnished (home staging is not really an option here); with no or minimal demolition, and hopefully without electricity or plumbing issues.

From what I was told by a Chase lender, most institutions use the same underwriters, who implement this 2 year requirement.I understand that private lending could be an option, however, I'm not sure who would lend to me with favorable terms based on my lack of real estate experience.

The down payment option + traditional will most likely be lower.

What are other options?

I am curious how you landed on Michael Blank's vs all the other options?

But I'm open to other options.

Our goal is to me a more accessible luxury option for couples and families.  

Above and beyond the best first option would be to house hack, especially if you can do a house hack/STR in the DC area.