Short or long term, by the room or by the unit, and Craigslist or Airbnb/VRBO/Homeaway.I think these components will naturally fit together as such (based on being in Honolulu):Short term, by the unit, and Airbnb/VRBO/Homeaway - I believe short term rentals are best rented by the unit (not by the room) and are best marketed on VR-type websites.Long term, by the room (or unit), and Craigslist - long term rentals could be by the unit or room and are best marketed on Craigslist.In Hawaii, Craigslist is pretty comprehensive when it comes to long term rentals. 

I am learning a lot of great stuff but it would be helpful for someone to look at my financial situation and give me advice that best fits my circumstance.

I have tons of properties available to you but a zip code would help me narrow down what may fit your needs.

I know this doesn't fit the usual formula but a quick 45k Is still a good profit for just a simple Rehab flip or ready made Rental.

You will see at the right top the word, " vote" that simply means you found someone's response , answer or comment fitting the situation, inquiry, or comment.

I have some other things I want to accomplish this year and these places are no longer fitting into my big picture.

While I don’t judge people who fit that persona (too much), boats and country clubs are just not me.

Shop around and talk to a few PM's and see who fits what you're trying to accomplish.As for what you need to do to get your unit ready, you should have known this going in.

I wasn't sure where it fit best. :)

I certainly fit into this category...I have a number of tremendously far-left ideals and a number of tremendously far-right ideals...depending on the conversation, you'd probably either consider me a socialist or a libertarian...Of course, I don't tend to argue my far-right ideals on this forum (there's no-one that would argue with most of my far-right beliefs...they'd just agree with me and that's no fun :), which is why people here consider me to be solely far-left (and they're half-right).I don't really have too many beliefs right in the middle, with perhaps the exception of corporate regulation...I'm pretty centrist on issues related to that topic...