I asssured her I meant nothing of it, I just wanted to make sure I understood the ramifications of having meetings, conversations recorded and allowing her into my apartment to record things.

Just wondering if this is allowable especially if I meet the requirements for short term rental requirement for tax purposes like 100 hours?

Private money is from an individual instead of a company that partners with asset managers or hedge funds and becomes a hard money lender.

This allows you to be all cash in the beginning having more leverage when it comes time to finding a tenant and refinancing. 

Eventually they get annoyed and politely end the call and the same individuals never seem to call back anymore.

If the STR strategy is the only strategy that makes the property pencil, be sure to purchase in a market where the use is allowed, the use requirements are protected by in place permitting and licensing and the permissions are transferable through a sale.

The sponsors love it right now, because it is allowing them to delay, and therefore giving them a glimmer of hope that something unoforeseen (rising rents, lower interest rates) will rescue their deal. 

I start the eviction process on the 10th.You've allowed them to go three months without paying, so they are going to play this out as long as you allow them to.

Additionally, most condo's that allow STR in the HOA do not require this or it's already installed, however, any free standing property, duplex's and other properties require a fire suppression system.

Fannie explicitly allows transfers to LLCs when the loan originated after June 2016 and when the LLC is controlled by the original borrower (source: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide - D1-4.1-02, Allowable Exemptions Due to the Type of Transfer).