Avoid broker fee's and points and shop the APR. 

So avoid anyone who has an aversion to Title Companies or who see them as impediment to getting the money in your hands quickly. 

I was hoping to avoid a conventional loan in order to take title directly into an LLC, rather than my own name and having to deed it later.

I do have family in WI, but I am trying to avoid sharing their address with my tenants and I am not sure my family wants that either.Thanks!

Just to avoid PMI?

Avoid the large national banks (wells fargo, chase, us bank, etc.) as they are a waste of time and completely inept to understand the needs of local customers. 

The realtors in my market don’t know how to price anything so trying to avoid them.

You aren't getting 120k or 200k in this deal because one who would avoid all the reasonable questions back is one who is not nearly as close to this deal as they think.

I would absolutely chat with the city licensing dept before moving forward with your plan.If you want to skip STR and focus on 30-day plus rentals, you can avoid the licensing restrictions.

People wanted to avoid airplanes or hotels to avoid being around people.