KwanzaHi Kwanza, I can help answer this question as I've worked with investors and helped them buy LTRs, MTRs, and STRs (own quite a few myself as well).

I'm happy to help! 

In the really dry months, it can be helpful to water the perimeter of the foundation so the dirt doesn't crack below it.

I am sure you will find lots of help down that path here though. 

Consulting a tax professional now can help structure ownership and financing efficiently, ensuring you take full advantage of deductions, depreciation, and potential tax-saving strategies like 1031 exchanges in the future.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

local PM and happy to help with connecting you with agents, contractors, lender etc. and running analysis on investment property.

It sounds like you might be in the situation I'm in: buying a vacation home that I plan to use as a STR when I'm not using it so that other people can help pay my mortgage.

Let me know if you ever need insights from a lending perspective, I’d be happy to help. 

Any advice on educational courses or material that would help me learn multifamily as someone just getting started?

Hope this helps you get started, and good luck with your first property!