I heard you have to pay in the $10k range for their expertise and coaching. 

Wow @Lindsay Gittens I coach a lot of folks who get into STRs.

Find a mentor/coach or invest passively in a deal with an operator that is willing to help you learn.

To answer your sponsors question- you could either join a paid coaching group in which the coach is willing to sponsor your deals or find them at different networking events.

Well, buying a coaching program is totally fine, but it should not be done on impulse.

The 2 biggest coach that are hands in the business Ricky Carruth or Brandon Mulrenin.

I'm not sure about your location or what people or resources are needed for Ottawa, but I'd inquire on a few coaching or mentor programs and just ask the person who contacts you what their results have been, what timeframe it's taken them to get those results, if they have any guarantees in place, how much work is expected during their program (definitely important if you're not doing this full time), and any other questions you need to get answered.All the programs work...just depends which will work best for what you want to accomplish and which makes you the most comfortable

Yet when coaching others about launching an arbitrage business, I am very clear: arbitrage can be profitable and flexible; but like any business in hospitality or property management/maintenance, it takes WORK!

If an experience real estate investor had an opportunity to meet another real estate investor with minimal experience (let’s say he read a bunch of books of investing in real estate and purchased one duplex) would you coach/mentor that person in the whole process of a real estate deal he came across.

Sorry, I was a college football coach in my previous professional life and I like efficient meetings!