Good luck with your process Christopher.

It was a little frustrating because I'd been in communication with these lenders from very early on, sharing all details with them from the start and repeatedly remarking on the Trust ownership, and stayed in contact with them throughout the discovery process as I firmed up everything on my end, and now I have the plans, the contractors, the OOP funds, and basically everything else ready to get started within 1-4 months, but I'm back at square one re: loan.

I have some investors who have bought homes to be sold in a few of my communities that I need to sell and unfortunately, that falls on me.What other structures are we seeing that allow for effective scale? 

They may be living there for free during the foreclosure/eviction process, and you'd still need to cover your expenses on the property out of pocket, and foreclosures can take many months or even years, and the property may come back to you in much worse condition than it is now.

Regarding local versus remote, I went through the same thought process.

Bonus...you may be able to structure a 401(k) plan that provides a higher match for certain classes of employees. 

There are minimums on the interest rate they can charge you as well so you probably can't structure a 1% rate.

I'm still in the education stage of the process and looking forward to working with everyone in the future.

Or have people found success with other fee structures with their property management for their mid-term rentals? 

Our area is not unique, this is a nationwide issue (opportunity) for accounting firms.In the end I think many would be well served to think of their CPA/EA as they do an attorney - while they can also help provide planning advice to better structure your tax life and save some money, a portion of the cost is just a cost of doing business - you are required to be compliant by the Feds / states / etc, and the CPA/EA is insurance to ensure you get it right and stay out of their way.