My agent was a very nice older lady, but no idea about investing, it all worked out and once the first rent checks started coming in started gaining some confidence.

Gaining clients from your interactions should be a secondary goal. 

My goal is to help property owners navigate management challenges while ensuring their investments are well taken care of.I’d love to hear from experienced investors about what’s working in the Charleston market and share insights as I gain more hands-on experience.

If the market is strong, holding could lead to future gains, especially with depreciation deductions offsetting rental income.

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

Or what are other tips to start gaining traction from the beginning? 

Hi there :)I'm brand new to real-estate investing but motivated to take action and start gaining momentum on my dreams of building a portfolio of properties. 

If some of you have tools that will make me gain some time or know some "friendly cities", I am all ears.ThanksMoshe

Also, if you sell homes regularly each year, whether it's a few or more and you can show the bank that that is your business model and if you can show the bank consistency in that model, they can use your capital gains as regular income which can greatly help you qualify for a loan.4.

Certainly nothing ground-breaking in terms of ideas here, however I'll be very hands on (and on site) during the process to make sure that every step of the way is executed to a high standard and very carefully.Once I've hopefully developed a successful track record and gained experience, my next goal would be to move on to commercial assets (think multi-family, industrial etc) so that I can leverage my existing investor network and real estate knowledge to raise 3rd party equity and take on bigger projects.