Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.

Another lesson is to research companies online and in forums like this before you do business with them and if you decide to do business with someone, dip your toe in the water slowly and continue to research the company after you start working with them, because things can change quickly.I have some questions:1. 

I'm new here, and am ready to start investing my time into learning the strategies to get my first rental in 3 months.

I’d suggest starting with local credit unions or community banks—they’re often more flexible with investment properties.

Just start with taking the content in and then team up with someone actively doing these deals.

Go to GET STARTED > EVENTS AND MEETUPS at the top of your screen.

And if you're not already using the same paint color on all properties, you should start and you can thank me for this tip later.

I know that real estate often takes a lot of capital to get started, and that's something I don't have at this stage.

I have a few questions- "We started an LLC" "We purchased a property" Who are the legal owners of the LLC? 

You are in the right place to get started.