So even though the plan is STR we would still use LTR data.

Using an app to put in data, the app tells you how to get to the next location and what kinds of problems to look for and then prompts you to take pictures.

Location is key, but if you can fill a the lack of lodging in the area you could make it successful.REgards,Bogdan We're 5 minutes off 84 in Cheshire you can use airdna.co to get data in the area

You can call any lender - keep the data they ask for (tax returns, paystubs, w2) because it'll pretty much be the same for any lender.

I bought a 4 unit property on my name by taking a personal loan, wrote leases on my name and also procured insurance for the property on my name too.If I now have to transfer to an LLC, what is the process involved? 

You can talk to an insurance broker about umbrella insurance or transfer title to your LLC.

I feel like I have a crap-load of transferable skills, but I'm still learning how they all apply to real estate.

In the past, (on the mainland) when I've done refi's on properties that I held in my LLC's, I always had to transfer the title into my name personally, complete the refi, then transfer the property back into the LLC once the refi was over. 

Get them to sign an agreement that upon death their ownership transfers to you. 

However with this Cash-Out Refi that has no mortgage to payoff and only funds to be transferred, LoanDepot seems to be dragging its feet for no apparent reason on wiring our funds.