Depending on some other factors though it might be more beneficial for you to either pay off the other debt or invest it in the market. 

In my experience, allowing these professionals to guide you can be highly beneficial, as they are likely to recommend properties they would be comfortable managing.

For various reasons, the US government wants to understand the "beneficial ownership" of certain businesses.

If you decide to revisit STRs, you might want to explore properties where you can project expenses independently, such as using local STR forums or online tools to estimate maintenance, management, and occupancy costs.For networking and strategy-building, you might find local meetups or groups beneficial.

Risk mitigation is crucial, and learning from past experiences is beneficial.

However, this information is beneficial to the rest of the BiggerPockets members. 

If a person wants a different outcome, they usually do something different.

One, you might want to consider Seller Financing (in Michigan, we call it a Land Contract) which can allow you to buy property while using the Seller as Banker; not all Sellers are open to this, but it can be beneficial to both the Buyer and Seller.

What I’m trying to say is that people (CAN) give advice based on the best outcome it will provide for THEMSELVES. 

Given all your data on historic pricing, average length of stay, and pricing at the 25th percentile, please let us know if you're able to push up the VRBO chain to speak to a Supervisor (or equivalent) and have them verify the data that supports your position.I can share that calling the VRBO support line: 877-202-4291, identifying yourself & property ID, and requesting a Supervisor politely and repeatedly, can lead to different outcomes.