If you can just make sure you are buying right, everything else falls into place eventually.There are markets that perform better than others, but unless you are holding long-term or building rentals, you shouldn't really care too much since flipping is all about buying at the right price for that market:

I also believe that having a mentor/coach/investor would allow me to learn, while participating in the project, and then allow me to rinse and repeat the process.  

However, in such a case, a rescue fund would hold a superior position in the capital structure compared to the common equity investors, including yourselves and there acting as a parasite taking equity upside from all common equity investors.While this might provide a safer position for the pref equity slash rescue fund, it would also significantly impact the returns for common equity investors (previous guys).

With the help of JURNY I am able to instant book guests all day as I collect IDs, selfies, credit card holds and rental agreements on every stay (yes Airbnb and VRBO included)Whatsapp: I use this to communicate with my cleaners.

In CA a third party, escrow agent, generally holds the EDM, but at times, the FSBO wants to hold the EDM or is unaware of how to hold the EDM.

So many just stayed away from it and its really just been in the last 10-20 years that that has started to really change and take hold in the architectural profession.

Wealth is made in the buy and hold strategy of real estate.

Staying on track with timelines was crucial to avoid unnecessary holding costs.

Good amount of buy and hold contacts. 

@Ben Cochran I hope you have factored STR tax savings into your cashflow and ROI as it can be significant.Leveraging equity to purchase a short-term rental (STR) in Tampa Bay can diversify your portfolio and potentially generate strong cash flow, but it also increases your financial risk.While your properties hold significant equity, adding debt from HELOCs or a DSCR loan could strain your finances if STR performance fluctuates or costs rise.