You aim for guests, health workers, students, and travelers.

I've traveled up and down the east coast visiting other management companies learning how to continually get better.I genuinely want to be seen as a partner for our landlords.

Scott, I will only need to travel when there is a new job.

I've been researching out-of-state investments for a bit and never got around to travelling out that way to check things out myself. 

As far as a second/vacation home and STR would you consider MTR to travel nurses/business people?  

I don't come from money and had credit card debt/medical debt when I started.

You have a DeLorean (you know one of these cars that can travel through time, Pretty sweet car I tells yous).You suddenly get a call form someone in Jamaica: "Yo mon, Evrteeng Airie?

(Not before) The time spent before the property is under contract such as analyzing deals, doing negotiations, research, education hours, traveling, etc do NOT count towards the material participation hours.

They have now stopped responding and corresponding to emails and the only phone numbers they provide go to a medical facility in Florida and a full VM box that never gets responded to.Am I just f'd out of my money here with no recourse or do I have any leg to stand on to try and sue them for poor due diligence and not fulfilling the promises made?

hopefully your schedule and budget allow you to spend some meaningful time and effort traveling and looking.good luck!