Are their firms that do preferred equity placement for $7-10MM condo development projects that are only looking for $1-3M check or is that best just through a HNW?

They are 1/1.

Newbie to real-state and looking to learn ahead of first rental we are planning to find/acquire in ~12-18mo. 

They are refusing to provide a hourly rate and number of hours it took for the apartment cleaning because it is contracted at a flat fee.

This was a conference for mostly private equity firms that raise money for and invest in large multi-family deals, and truthfully I felt a little out of my depth.

I think this city is target to that since population will keep coming due to house affordability (getting away from miami) If you're looking for quick flip , you may have to look for a different exit strategy as different houses here has similar condition , you have some competitors .... you can go either with price reduction strategy, partnerships or use creative finance strategyGood luck

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

There are sine good STR analysis spreadsheets that have been posted on here previously that you can search for and download.One of these is all you need to run the numbers.You'll need to find occupancy and nightly rates to plug in.

Below are some thoughts I have on messages to start sending to guest.

If they don’t, they could be forced to rely on reserve funds or even increase dues to cover the shortfall until the homes are repaired or rebuilt.