I have a realtor friend that knows the Miami STR regulations like the back of her hand.

Absolutely - I have a client consult at 10, but can chat before then if you're free.  

Like I said in another response to this thread a really good TC will have a hand full of top producer be worth their weight in gold and make a VERY nice living for an in home job that comes to you with little to no over head.. 

There are individual investors who might lend privately, but not banks or hand money lenders per se. 

Getting a househack helps you understand if RE investing is right for you, gives you first hand experience at your doorstep, and starts to churns those wheels inside your head with your next move. 

(I do not live in Orlando, my retired father does)... and my father takes care of all the maintenance (repairs, hiring contractors for electrical, HVAC, roofing, etc.) as well as showing the property for leases, he is my hands and eyes there... all for free, I do not pay him a salary or any compensation, and he does not want one. 

I am just a person on an internet message board, but have known enough attorneys and seen second and third hand enough lawsuits to know you are getting dragged in no matter what.Just a few things to think about before you start spending money to transfer, just to learn that it will cost you a lot more to have things like commercial insurance, commercial mortgage, business utility account (not more expensive, but typically require a large deposit to remain on account), etc.

There was a lot of information I didn't mention in this post since each company and individual can operate differently so if there was something I failed to mention, please feel free to leave a comment).The terms Hard Money Lender and Private Money Lender can be confusing because people sometimes use them to mean the same thing.

All of those help me purchase a property with as little out of pocket as possible and we usually execute with Hard Money.Hope all of that makes sense but feel free to ask anything additional.  

On the other hand, I would use a BLOC in the name of my business for deductible financing, that won't clutter up and impact my personal FICO score.