Catch-up exercise with day off.

I was told "we have negotiated rates with several vendors in the area that reduce costs in order for us to incorporate roughly 20% project management fees." 

I’d also love to catch up soon.

The new STR game is taking off and is a real deal.I would start in your area so you can do the work and keep an eye on things, but eventually spread out and go for other hot areas you may hear about...Remember the ultimate deal in RE (IMO) is to find a distressed SFR in the next up-and-coming area.

Tell them (in writing, and hopefully this is incorporated into your new lease) that month-to-month status adds $100 to the monthly rent. 

I will keep an eye out for people who are investing in my market

I’ll keep an eye for a good deal and can later decide to wholesale it or flip it.

Sometimes you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, plus, we live on an island.

As a serious investor (mostly public equities) since the GFC, I've heard these scary catch phrases over and over again from friends, colleagues, talking heads and professional investors.

As mentinoned you will need commercial financing, i.e. non-residential as "commercial" tends to be catch-all term.I would advise against "frankensteining" yourself with taking Title personally for the residential loan then moving the deed over to the LLC.