I'd strongly recommend spending the first few months or more networking and self-educating before you consider paying for any kind of program or mentor/coach. 

Depending on your STR area, the table stakes to compete is very high right now so your furniture and amenity spend is going to be way higher than you think.

I don't give on my net after depreciation ect, but I also don't give on the 50K I spend on a unit's rehab.

Where do you go from here after spending all of this money on education and time setting up your syndication business?

I didn’t want to spend the money to invest in his program but I admit it was a great investment.  

You do not need to spend that much on furnishings, I think $5,000 is adequate.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

My recommendation is you spend a year and $10,000 learning about syndications.  

This helps reduce operational costs and increase efficiencies, hopefully giving the landlord back time to spend on other areas of the business.Market Trend Predictive Analytics: There are AI algorithms that can analyze large amounts of data in order to predict property values and future market trends.

It'll be the best $250 you ever spend.