@Marc ShinI'd hire professional management...If it's going to be an STR, you really need it to be top notch, appear top notch, and be managed top notch"Minor updates" may not cut itBut I only have the limited information you posted

On many of our web sites there will also be calculators to help you determine what your tax liability would be.There are a number of folks like us right here on BP who are qualified intermediaries. 

I analyze my comps and the worst properties appear on page one.  

This will indeed appear suspicious to the IRS if they take a look.

It appears you are addressing the poor insulation in the attic situation. 

I am afraid since this appears to be unsecured there wouldn't be an avenue to place a lien on the property.

But problem is too many think they can do just 1 action of the marketing strategy and like magic leads appear, that's gonna be a setup for failure. 

Normally everything has appeared to be on the up and up so I didn't go to these lengths. 

Buying correctly is another large factor (in any RE transaction).Of the comments above from Evan, while it may appear to be scary and cautionary (as it should), don't let it discourage you either.

It appears that there is no obvious process for claiming this fence.