You could actually do this on your own by going through your Secretary of State website that would save you alot of money and am sure the EIN if free on IRS site too 

Any tips on how to find them from out of state?

I desire to build multi-family units on rural property that I own.  

Another thing is getting multiple bids on the work. 145K and 200K is a big difference.

I was hoping to receive some realistic feedback on the "flexibility" aspect of the work.

This means the total time both spouses spend on managing, maintaining, or working on the property can be added together to meet the 500-hour requirement.- Real Estate Professional Status (REPS): For REPS, only one spouse's time counts toward the 750-hour requirement.

How were they compensated for their time spent on this?

I plan to build a 6 unit multi-residential building on the back of the property in the next few years which most likely will complicate keeping the current SBA-HEDCO loan due to restrictions of the loan.  

Good luck on your journey and feel free to reach out if you ever need any guidance or advice.

I'm new to STR's and was wondering, from a big picture view : How do you run the numbers on a potential STR?