I went through it anyway bc she had a good footprint online, I liked the designs, and a couple of ppl at another STR group recommended her (not an excuse, I was super busy and thought I was dealing with a professional).

Several options you can explore to get the down payment capital: Solo401k; HELOC on personal residence or from equity of the SFR; Cash Value Life Insurance Policy; Business Credit; Private Lenders, to name a few.

Study the market.

I bought a business where the prior owner had it in an S-Corp, the S-Corp and he was sued personally for three million.

Quote from @Byram Heights: You shouldn't be in this business!

This is how I met my first clients and now a lot of my businesses is Repeat business.    

You have to take your pick between charity and business.

Undoubtedly, I have much to learn, but I am no stranger to long hours of study and work.

You can't use a PO Box for a business entity.

That lasted a few months, but the REC recently released a new bulletin clarifying the legislation and basically saying that bill was meant to stop all forms of "wholesaling" as a business practice.