In addition, several items can be done simultaneously (I highly recommend this to save time as time is your enemy) such as doing the exterior siding or stucco at the same time interior rough electrical and plumbing is going on.Foundation is always first and rough framing follows that (which includes windows and exterior doors).

A STR is both a business and a real estate investment.Having little oversight on a newly formed business would make me anxious also.As others have suggested, you should consider going to the area for the initial items(Purchase, renovation, etc).Once you buy 1-2 properties, you can look to unload these items to someone else.Best of luck

It's not like people won't know that the property isn't in a flood zone; if they finance it through traditional financing then the lender would most likely require that they carry flood insurance. 

@Carrie Lane you'd have to prove the PMC directed the pest company to add the screens.Otherwise, you'd have to go after the pest company.Not sure what you would actually win to make it cost effective.

They have connections to multiple insurance companies and can always find someone to carry the insurance.I'd also recommend using Obie Insurance. 

As was noted, you don’t have enough equity in #3 to tap, so it’s just a financial self-supporting carry.

It would probably be cheaper to have materials dropped on the lot from above by a CH53 than to have them carried in lol.

We can't do the inspection until all 3 of those items get installed. 

Working on a deal that the seller is open to carrying up to 10% of the down payment.

Unfortunately being a rookie I went with an inspector that came from a company that had a solid website and the inspection failed to spot many items.