3.Any experiences or tips on navigating financing as a non-resident would be greatly appreciated!

Focus on running a clean operation rather than perfect technical compliance.Pro Tip: Your biggest risk isn't the IRS - it's partners who might complain to the IRS.

If you’ve been active in the area, I’d love to hear your take—what’s working, what’s not, and anything I should watch out for.Appreciate any tips or advice you’ve got?

I'm researching them myself, after a tip from an investor friend, but can find essentially nothing whatsoever about them. 

Still, if you aren't whittling down the number you are analyzing financially to a small subset you see before deciding what to do, you are missing an essential part of getting to the tipping point of expertise in your field.

Paging @Garrett Brown our resident STR specialist - what say you about tips for lead photos on listings??

Connecting with local GC groups in your area will help you connect with subcontractors, find out tips and tricks of the trade in your local area (since all areas and their real estate differ slightly).Also, have you considered the motivation behind building a brand-new duplex versus finding one on the market?

Some folks have already given good advice, and I want to add a quick tip for how to get data on potential STR properties.

Any tips on what to screen for specifically?

Those are good resources, but what you will find is that most of the closing is learned in the field by connecting with people.A couple of tips:1.