Your advisor is right on in my book.

There are plenty of books out there that give you advice and tips on what to do and how to draft leases but if you're still uncomfortable, then having an agent by your side for the first rental, might not be a bad idea. 

The podcasts, the books, the forums, the community, lean into it.

Local and regional banks also have a ton of those loans on the books so let's see what will happen.  

It's relatively easy to look at comparable properties on airbnb with the same bed/bath, general condition, and location and click around their calendar to get a sense of what they're making in bookings each month.

If the calendar is booked, there's demand.

Brandon Turner recommended this technique in his books and podcasts, but that was back when he was managing his own properties.

We'll see PT stocking(at major shops) increase as we head into the holidays, I'm curious the amount of jobs versus previous years.Problem is the lying is so rampant, hell it's "main-stream" now for cooked-books and out-right lying in reports. 0 accountability anymore, 0. 

Bad snow (no snow or less snow than normal) = less bookings and lower rates due to decreased ski demand. 

I just picked up the book on investing in real estate with no (and low) money down.