With online sales and focused brand building, companies like Mercedes can forge a direct relationship with their customers.

I have several customers there.

Ive heard many times that if I have a deal the money will come, but I don’t know if going out and custom mailing these properties owners will result in anything if I can’t find a partner.

What's even more befuddling to me is a popular "guru" who has a dedicated thread on BP of worshippers, is telling people with as little as a $1,000 to $5,000 to their name, that it is profitable lending in 3rd position on a property he is paying full price for on the MLS. 

I found Lodgify during almost a year of use very intuitive and easy for my team to work and track. and they have great and fast customer support, and most importantly is that they support our local currency BHD. which other PMS/channel manager would you recommend for a vacation rental line of business?  

Someone that might drive away a potential customer for unit B.

I am also looking to build a custom home on a piece of land and looking for a VA Construction Loan.

It depends on the number of Units, Residential or Commercial, Apartment Complex or mix of Single Family and Multifamily.Under 25 unit  - Tenant Cloud, RentechUnder 100 - Then Doorloop/Buildium.100+ - AppFolio, Yardi, Rent Manager.Apartment Management : Yardi seems to be wildly usedSingle Family ( Mixed ) - AppFolio seems to be popularRent manager has a good customer support team.

I had been looking for groups dedicated to women investors but couldn't find any.

You can create customizations based on what you want to have your average pricing at, set min length of stays beyond a specified # of days, etc.