I can help accelerate your growth and get things rolling.It really depends on whether you're truly interested in working to make this work, or if you're just kicking the tires.

For example, say you bought a str and the prior landlord tracked the cost for the improvements he made, you can take the cost of his improvements and bifurcate from the cost of the home and accelerate that piece of depreciation.

It will significantly accelerate execution (and defining your strategy, market, and criteria).  

As you gain experience and cash flow, your growth will accelerate.

I’m not going to suggest that we can avoid either of these, but I will suggest that investing in real estate through the syndication model can certainly help you kick the tax can down the road especially if you leverage cost segregation and accelerated depreciation.

You can also check meetup.com or search facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.A mentor can really accelerate your growth, no matter what level you're currently at.

In some cases a house might even be vacant and that would be a perfect time to perform the renos.This is a strategy for flippers who want to get into deals with less of their own capital and accelerate their business and access untapped properties.

For this reason, STR seem most appealing because of the bonus/accelerated depreciation without needing to be a “real estate professional.”  

You will have capital expenses that will be depreciated over time, ordinary costs such as utilities expensed annually, and possibly some accelerated depreciation on some equipment. 

Outside of some rare situation, I fail to see why you wouldn't want to just capture that profit yourself rather than rent to someone at/below market rates and let them profit from your property, which will experience accelerated wear.