The only way I could see you do that is if the property paid your husband for the work, but then you would have to claim the labor income on your return. 

Proper is a big one, very comprehensive and expensive (we have this), Foremost, CBIZ are others.Many insurance companies now offer STR policies.

They have gone to some events, paid for courses and subscribed to some marketing programs.

I know debt to ratio is a little high, but even when credit cards are paid off we still can't seem to get approved.. 

I still do this method, even if I don't intend to have it managed.If you're keen on going the paid route for speed, you could try convincing your brokerage team to purchase STR Insights (preferred over AirDNA) for the team to use with clients.

The shed is not cool if it really is one, but my guess is it does not have a foundation, so it's no really a building.On the bright side, sounds like you have long-term tenants, which greatly reduces your turnover expenses.

Currently I am cash flowing every month, and since moving out the home has appreciated almost $100k, while my loan has been paid down over $10k Lessons learned?

Currently in DFW (assuming, because MKE may be similar in this regard), I would find it a surprise if you cover your cost of living completely (i.e. living for $0, or getting paid while in the unit) at this time of relatively higher (read: historically AVG) interest rates compared to 2-10 years ago.  

Same goes for number of LLCs and what to fund them with, since bear in mind that CA tends to be more cumbersome and expensive to have LLCs than other states.California is generally more cumbersome than other states when it comes to taxes and filings.

We also will pay 13% per annum paid monthly for the duration of the project.