typically no special license is needed when doing it for hard money loans that I am aware of. there may be states like california and nevada that are tricky where lenders need a license of some sort but for most part brokers i have seen are not licensed. 14 or 15 states require state license and NMLS registration.

Also, going to local RE meetups may be smart to see if any investors have good plumbers/contracts they use.What sort of alternative financing options?

I also am planning to meet with my PM on Monday to discuss pain points and better expectations, I would love to hear what sort of expectations you set with property managers?

Keep up the self education and try to figure out some sort of unfair advantage that you may have.

If you do a furnished LTR you will still have to worry about your furnishings and possibly consumables/linens if you plan on providing that sort of thing. 

I am a firm believer that if someone raises money they should have some sort of experience and also financially have a strong foundation themselves.

Just trying to sort out an assumption so I can plug it into the model I build and calc post-construction LTV and sale assumptions.

My apologies for the lack of information - I was sort of just posting to get a temperature gauge for office rentals in general.

If so, does anyone know of a lawyer, who can sort this out with a quick phone call to Airbnb?  

Some items might hold more weight than others, but you guys should sort through that together.You also might just do the partnership deal by deal - sometimes jumping into a partnership before you have officially worked together is NOT the best idea...