I would take any recommendations you have for property management as well.

Dillman (Author)Also, I've tried searching for a SIOR reading list, and found these three titles:Confessions of a Commercial Real Estate BrokerThe CFO's Guide to Understanding Corporate Real Estate TransactionsGo For Broker: An Executive's Guide to Hiring a Broker for Today's Complex Real Estate DealsAre there any other books you would highly recommend? 

Metal roofs are highly recommended and should last for a long time I'd want everything to be gone form the old roofing and everything inspected properly before the job gets started.

I’m very close to entering the STR market and I may very well be taking a major risk and loss being too late to game but i did decide to do what you recommended (before seeing this post).

I'd recommend checking out some turnkey property managers to get a sense of the numbers. 

Any softwares you would recommend? 

Additionally, could anyone recommend the best platform for listing STR and MTR properties tailored to traveling nurses in the Birmingham area?

disclaimer: I have written a very small number of these in CA. guidelines may have changed since, i would recommend you reach out to someone licensed to do these in your state. 

Can you recommend any funding companies or lenders for my first project?

Any recommendations on who to use for a DSCR cash-out refi?