Should I cancel my stessa pro and join BigPocket Pro instead?

Networking with other local investors or joining a real estate meetup can also help you find great lenders, property managers, and contractors.

I am thrilled to join this community as I embark on my journey into the world of real estate investing while I’m new to this field, I am able to learn connect with experienced investors and share my progress along the way.

Joining meetings?

I think first step is to find legitimate comps that match and support your 130k valuation and dispute the report to give the appraiser a chance to fix the report. 

I've read that you don't have to rent to the first person who comes along meeting your qualification standards, but also that you must have a fair, legitimate business reason to deny them, and I'm trying to reconcile these.

I also just requested to join a couple fb groups realted to STRs in DFW. 

Happy you joined the party.. how soon do you plan to start crunching numbers on a potential deal?

I've been trying to get my money back since week 2 of joining. 

If I were you and you need to meet the requirement of working under a Broker, just make sure your agreement with the broker allows you to take all your properties with you once you leave, obtain your brokers license and start your own brokerageI would also start looking at software systems and joining the National Association of Residential Property Managers.