Just buy your first rental as a house hack to get your foot in the door and get some operational experience owning/ operating Multi-family.

Hello BP,I'm wondering if any experienced operators out there can shed some light on best practices.

One of those rules required the STR platforms to remit the San Antonio HOT tax directly rather than having the operators/hosts remit and pay that.

.-- If you're the lessee (and not the deed holder / owner): COH will require written consent by the owner to the use of their property as a        STR and to accept liability for taxes if the STR operator does not adequately remit Hotel Occupancy Taxes (HOT) as per local                         regulations. laws—a responsibility most owners will be reluctant to accept.-- Expect a grace period of two months once the new regulations are enacted into law.

I've tried emailing the operator but it's been a couple of weeks and I haven't heard anything. 

I'd recommend getting familiar with those to make sure you are operating in compliance.

or simply do not operate in that state.

For example - say you're a limited experience owner/operator buying a 30-unit deal in downtown Seattle (a Freddie Mac SBL "Top Market").

Quote from @Sara Kumar: Go to YouTube and search for "real estate negotiation training," and you'll find plenty of videos.

I think the biggest challenge is making sure you have systems and operations in place early on.