I'd be happy to give you some insight on the market here and get you some good contacts out here to start building a team.

Adding the 1 & 2 bed option is a great start, have you looked at pricing and dropping it further than your peers?

You have started your journey in the right place.

I'll start there! 

I plan on starting out next year with a small plug and play solution to have minimum risk.

I sold that in 92. next iteration was 2002 when I started a new lending company in Portland OR to specifically fund Turnkey buyers in the mid west doing BRRRR loans we killed that.

Quote from @Jackson Harris: Hey Kai'ler for our STR portfolio and what our investors do is start getting it listed on Facebook/Zillow rental/Furnish Finder/etc now as a LTR for that time period you're talking about.

This is where I started as well, and then about 5 years later I was able to leave my W2.

Starting out a similar plank at NWA!

From there you can start to identify what you are looking for.Where do you land on the follow spectrums:Cash flow and AppreciationLong term or Short term needs (waiting for growth vs get out of my W2 now)Long term rentals, Mid term rentals, Short term rentalsBuying close to home or coast to coastSelf manage or hire a PMIf you can narrow in on those, you essentially have your buy box.