After some minor maintenance projects and improvements, have had very few issues and cashflow has been slightly better than expected.

Another issue I see with older homes is the layout and functionality is tough to manipulate even during a full gut.

Is it good idea to do this project spending about 10k now.

Challenges with finding people who want to do a smaller projects and not cost exorbitant amount of money Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Ensure the STR’s projected income comfortably covers new debt, even with conservative occupancy rates, and maintain reserves for market changes or vacancies.

Sounds like you have taken on a big project for your first one, but that's how we learn.

I ended up not even going STR after digging into her projections and finding out they were not realistic and were just based on city-wide data.

in state BRRRR is tough!  

Research sold properties to see if the #s would make sense given your projected down payment amount.

We recently sold our one rental, but we are looking for our next deal/project in the area.