Listen to the BiggerPockets podcast for expert advice, read books like "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and "Set for Life" by Scott Trench, and join local real estate investing groups or meetups.

I see that you're in CO - STR investing in CO can be extremely profitable, which is why my personal investment portfolio is so heavily weighted in that direction.

The entire reason I hired a company is they are the experts and I expect them to take full accountability of making sure I am in the know and 100% compliant.

Just because you have a real estate license does not make you an expert.

When I started, I used a $64K HELOC, and today, I’ve grown it into a $3,000,000+ portfolio.That being said, BE EXTREMELY PICKY with your first property.

I'm an investor and property manager who is extremely knowledgeable about the Garland area.

Keeping investor money safe in this environment requires extreme amounts of investigation. 

I have a lawyer and accountant in mind but need help finding a good SBA loan broker expert.

As mentioned, I would definitely seek out the advice of experts in those specific markets depending on where you decide to go. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.PM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!