When I'm the seller I always retain minerals. 

Also, I'l be doing some of the non-permitted grunt work myself and could also benefit from a good handyman for some extra muscle.

My recommendation is to stick with someone local, as it is very difficult to find and retain good cleaners, maintenance personnel, etc. 

You retain so much more, and you get the real life experience of the instructor who will go off book sometimes. 

Depending on the situation, the landlord may or may not want to retain the tenant.

I'm among the world's leading experts on retaining the most world class, lousiest, unknowledgeable, blow-hard, attorney's you will meet, @Corey Dutton.In fact, I've written here previously how we found the worst real estate attorney on the face of the Earth when we first started lending.

This is assuming that it does retain its STR designation, i.e.

You should consult and retain the services of a local attorney if you would like to obtain specific advice regarding your specific situation.

Should we form a new LLC that purchases the homes and retains all of the profits while only reimbursing his GC company for actual costs incurred?

Also, I added a synthetic turf and retaining wall (around $5,000) in April 2017.