If you materially participate and the rental qualifies as a STR you should be able to take advantage of bonus depreciation on a STR.

Add some bar tables and stools as well.

It'd be like going against your own wind.

When I'm starting to talk with real estate agents and they ask for more information about me, what should I be providing them?   

This can be a huge expense.

When I went to sell the property the new buyer wanted to get title insurance and the Escrow Company AKA also the title company ) Did thier checks and said I would need a notarized uninsured deed paper for each of the quitclaim and the grant deed guy as well.

Title company started title search and while waiting for results (we knew there were multiple liens that would be paid from proceeds at closing), I paid off property taxes so foreclosure was stopped after seller signed the warranty deed over to me in front of a notary.

Your insights were incredibly helpful and have given me a new perspective on the process.I appreciate the time you took to explain your approach, and I’m excited to apply some of your tips to my own investments.Thanks again for being so generous with your knowledge!

With a hotelmate, I'd say someone who is clean and neat is would be a big plus as I try to be. 

Some folks have done quite well and others have gone bankrupt.I would do a search here and read all about it as there is a ton of info on arbitrage.