You said that based on your thinking that she doesn't request less money for the hard work of creating a sterile environment for your guests when it takes less time.

The OTAs are your bread and butter it's good to learn them and then learn all of the intricacies of managing an STR and once you are comfortable that you got this, then look into PMS if you feel like it will help you.  

Do you want thousands of doors or just a few to build a comfortable retirement down the road?

I would say figuring out how much research to do to get you to a level of comfort to be able to act but without creating analysis paralysis.

Most small balance multi family complexes will not yield a 8%+ CAP in today's rate environment..unless they will consider seller financing..with 30% down there should be some options for creative finance solution.

It's pretty much what you're comfortable with!

Just North of Spring Hill in Holiday or in Crystal River you can get a better bang for your buck but it all depends on your comfort level.I am over in Pinellas County by Madeira Beach/Treasure Island and 4 units over here are about the same $650K to $800K depending on year built and closer to the beaches.

I find new builds to be one of the tougher investments to make work in today's environment with high interest rates, higher insurance rates, HOAs, and that's not even counting the higher property taxes with new builds too. 

Any travel nurse is a brother or sister in my field, so my plan is to make sure their housing is everything they could imagine in comfort and necessity be met.  

I have bought plenty of bad deals: I overpaid, rehab ran 30k over budget, appraisal comes back low, contractors from hell, you name it - but real estate has that thing, a few years later it does not even matter anymore, even if you overpaid for the property.Get comfortable not knowing everything before you start.