Once the rep helps you with this, then you ask for their supervisor (since they make more money on having calls transferred) and promote how well that rep helped you; then, you ask the supervisor for the same thing.This was told to me in a seminar (a guru one at that); however, this is dependent on your personal ability to not spend the CC's.  

You could arrange to have your cleaners accept the deliveries at the property or hire a local handyman to do same and even assemble furniture.

Unfortunately, the hours you spend managing your plumbing company likely wouldn’t count toward real estate professional status (REPS) hours.

Two calls to hire someone to manage mowing and snow; and another to manage operations it would truly be Passive.  

As a new STR investor, hire dynamic pricing to help you manage revenue.

Hiring a property manager to oversee things can also be a big help.

Am I required to hire an attorney to write up the contract and assist with the closing?

It will be a hire rate that market average, but at least it will be principal and interest bearing.

I called the 1 800 number and was told they place victims in housing and find re-location housing for  company new hires. 

Just hire an electrician, hire a plumber, and you can do all the rest.