I would encourage you to instead try and be as dispassionate about this as possible and use that as your negotiation tactic.  

I would encourage you to do some searching and see if you can find a lender that does SBA loans and just talk to them about what you’re trying to do and they can guide you/educate you on what products they have.

What platforms/sites do you use to price your rental property?

This option provides you a more intimate experience and I would highly encourage it for newer agents.

Talking to a local property manager who has rentals in the area encouraged NOT to refinish the floors, a $4500 expense, and I should get the $3000 a month rent without a problem.

Encourage her to go, at any price.  

This platform is a wonderful site to be on when starting your real estate journey. 

I’m doing customer research for a new platform that would help landlords and property managers automate their communication with tenants and perspective tenants using new to world chat technology. 

Hey there,Wanted to get your expertise on posting and finding qualified tenants across the various platforms (Zillow, Apartments.com, Craigslist). 

That's great you're taking advantage of all of the great content, there are numerous benefits to this platform.