Being a military member house hacking is the easiest way but I’m also open to learning new methods and if at all possible learning from others’ mistakes. 

One thing to add is that when you buy a new build, your PITI will likely not be factoring in the correct state tax number.

They could only loan 60% ARV (if I remember the % correctly).

Do it right, hire the right people, and make sure you have all of your permits correctly pulled.

Andrew is correct that you can get a multi family property w/ 3.5% down FHA.

We want to detail the responsibilities, capital contributions, profit and lost sharing percentages, decision-making process, have dispute resolution methods, and exist strategies.

If I understand what you're saying correctly, no, it doesn't have any balloon payments.

My thought is that the people that ARE using it for lead gen/outreach, automation etc. will keep the methods to themselves until the advantage of early adoption is done and that business segment is saturated, then they will sell courses to everybody else..

@Erik Estrada is absolutely correct that working with a broker usually leads to a better rates and fees.

Being listed on multiple OTA allows users that use alternate OTAs to see your STR and could provide a higher ADR even if you end up lower ranked of the OTAs.Basically it comes down to having all your eggs in a single basket and is too risky for my liking.i am one of those STR owners that corrects anyone that refers to my STR or STR business as an AirBnB.