Any of these will leave you in a much better position for success, and provide a greater income while you learn.  

I would not ask for a template from anyone, the better the contractor the more professional the contractor the better they are with documentation and getting things in order for templates.

I think the unsuccessful and struggling units who have not jumped ship yet will continue to do so, leading to less supply, increasing demand, and a better year for the successful units. 

Would this be better to try and go through a local bank or is there good options for private money or other banks that specialize in this?

When you do that, you can get better pricing and leaves less room for error.The best advice is to push forward as quick as possible, fail forward, and always continue to introspect on what you would do differently and then ACTUALLY go back and implement that change (easier to say than do).

I suggest to save up for 6-12 months while learning the market better or partner with someone who has the cash while you do the legwork.

Let me know if I can help you get a better understanding of this market sometime!

Well, anything is better than influencers, IMHO.

Better to look at data.

With these 3 theoretical deal analyses, hopefully ,I'll then be better equipped to jump into my first real deal.