If they pass your screening criteria, add them to the lease with an addendum and attempt to increase the rent a bit considering their stay is short term.

IMO, unless you have a ton of time and are experienced with skip tracing, best to just pass this off to a VA/service that has experience with this.

Normally they require proof that a unit will be vacant for an OO buyer, in my case the wanted the lease (which showed the original term had passed and they were now MTM) as well as a copy of the 60 day notice that was signed by the tenant for 'my' unit.

Income generating parking lots and structures located in Central Business Districts and entertainment areas have the ability to provide stable to provide stable returns with low capital expenditures. 

I have not done this so I'll pass on commenting.

If anyone knows a CPA who is well versed in real estate please pass their information on!

Many nurses have failed many classes and still passed :)  Don't beat yourself up! 

You’re going to get passed over for a lot of properties in favor of cash offers.

Property is 2 blocks from Atlantic Ocean in the heart of beaches entertainment district.

The way one would become an appraiser is to take, depending on your state, 75 to 80 hours of pre licensing education, pass a couple of super easy tests and then you'll need to find a certified residential appraiser willing to take you on for at least six months, usually it's two or three years, in order to gain the required work experience hours.The problem is finding a certified residential appraiser willing to bring you on as a trainee.