Welcome to the forum @Chris Primavera.Seeing as you are brand new today, it would be good for you to search on the forum for those areas and read everything there is about those markets.Grab @Avery Carls book Short Term Rentals Long Term Wealth and read it. https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...It is chock full of info that you need.

It's a situation where if it was a springer episode each party would have to be separated after the fist fight/hair pulling contest with one getting thrown in the crowd. 

Next step"If you could sell today, what would you like to get for your property, considering no closing cost, no realtor fees, and as-is condition? 

Quote from @Scott Tennell: What creative financing strategies have you found to be the most effective in today's real estate market, especially in terms of working with sellers or investors in challenging conditions?

Not sure what the process is like there but compared to NY, it is a faster process.We just toured an occupied 4-family in NY today with a client and the eviction process for those tenants commenced not long ago (within the last couple of weeks).

And if you still are hesitant to get started, and think this mentorship could help, I would have a list of very specific questions ready:If you issue is finding good deals (welcome to RE today), ask what Tom will actually do to get you more deals?  

If you're not sure what the fuss is all about, read this older post first:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1122635-the-s...Today, we're discussing a very specific question related to STRs: Can you buy an STR in December and still catch all the tax benefits of the so-called STR loophole?

Don't know if any of those apply to you or not, but good to check with your lender today and get them to run your credit so you know what your targets are. 

Great appreciation and cashflow if you know where and how to buy.Wow, that’s impressive to hear in today’s market.

I was doing math on my mortgage today and I think we can leave out some numbers.