Most sellers/homeowners only know 1 way to buy & sell, you the investor should have multiple acquisition tools in your tool belt that fit your investment style.

Now, you've got to buy right, furnish it with some style, and hire the right real-estate photographer.

This could be a good course, but I have no respect for anyone who would teach me how to market myself deceptively.

It looks like the regulation will go the way of permitting and hotel-style taxation

Why would you want to work with a realtor (I know she is your wife, no offense) who knows none of the agents, does not know the paperwork or the process (they don't teach you this in the class) when your primary residence is on the line.Brokerage options vary, but if you just choose the cheapest one and use your wife, you will pay for it later.

Their styles, prices and quality are unbeatable, and they have huge stock.

I don’t think the original post describes a process that the alleged individual understands the potential consequences of, if that is in fact what they are teaching.

It's not a matter of getting in at the right time as much as it is positioning your asset in a way that will not go out of style, and will always be the first click for a booking in a given market. 

It is a townhome community where the units are essentially duplex-style.

Give me a stalk of bananas and 15 minutes with a chimp and I can teach him that job.