If that's the case, I'd save a lot of money and time and just buy one of the books available (some here  on BP).

I could write a whole book about STRs, and it still will not cover everything, because...Take-home 2: tax strategies are always case-by-case, there's no universal recipe, which is why...Take-home 3: use a good tax professional, such as those listed here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

A few things I do personally for clients is: create a P&L, market to my buyers list, pre-market the property online where the target audience is, and make a plan for bookings and the booking calendar to minimize losses while up for sale and operating simultaneously.  

Any recommendations of people, books, podcasts,etc. that I should be learning from?

Quote from @Porfirio Ciaccio: Put down the YouTube and pick up some books.

I'm new to BiggerPockets and have found this site from "The Book On Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner.

We specialize in driving more bookings and have years of experience.

I'm also always looking at rates and data to see if people are looking and not booking or how I'm ranking.

Hi All,I have been reading a lot of books and listening to a bunch of podcasts about real estate investing and I feel like I'm ready to take the next steps.

They occupy a property 60-70% of the time , nights booked per year and are not in the property most of time while on vacation.Set your mind at ease by triple net leasing your property( leasing company pays for furniture, RE taxes, insurance and interior maintenance.)