I also hired a consultant who worked for Clear Channel advertising at one time.

Not sure if the link renders on BP but it is at 28:05 on the video from Global News. 

It's an area in which STR's have been around much longer than the existence of the major booking channels. 

I have read many books and listened to podcasts and youtube videos but I do not want to start investing without some guidance first.

He also has an immense video library on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/channe... 

Since you are just starting out, try watching some videos from Mike Zuber at One Rental at a Time, @Dion McNeeley, and Millennial Mike on YouTube.

But of course section 8 tenants I am assuming will require more work.I am try to implement some of what Dr Joe Asamoah has implemented see you tube video below.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

Now I am at the point where I feel ready to start, I feel like I read the same things over and over again and until I take that first step and commit into investing, I will continue reading the same things and watching the same videos and convince myself I haven't learned enough yet.

You're not allowed to change the type of income by slapping a different label on it or channeling it through some entity.