I am a first time home owner in Los Angeles and just opened escrow on a major fixer house across the street from a major hospital.

In 2016, the city stopped issuing new non-owner occupied STR licenses - known as Type 2 licenses - for short-term rentals in certain residential areas.

I will manage the property but having issues marketing on furnished finders without being the property's owner.

If that is possible, would I still be the owner? 

Make no mistake, being an operator is being a business owner.

Since the vast majority of dirt deals lots and acreages are owner financed I would expect that number to be much higher than 83,000.00  but if that is the number then those fishing in the sub too pond are going to find it pretty darn difficult to do a deal much less get any kind of volume.

I have listed properties on the MLS as outright sale, or with owner financing, or w/ lease option, etc. not a problem. 

Usually RA operators are paying long term rental rates to the owner and then subletting as a STR or MTR.

-joeNet CF from investment 1yr= Owners equity+Gain on sale in y1+ Total return from operations for that year.For years 3 and 5 add the principle reduction from the previous years and voila.Exit price(his estimated sale number)- total purchase price= gain.

Also note that most states will not allow you to GC (or go Owner/Builder) on an investment property, only on your primary residence.