what should I look out for?

Empty rooms don’t sell well, and you want your listing to stand out.

I'm always a bit suspect of full-time paid mentors and people pushing courses.

If anyone can reach out back to me I’d appreciate it

Is this section 8-(or some kind of fixed income program) these units seem very low priced?

Local and just starting out. 

It's probably best to have them pay out of pocket for a smaller cost like this.

@Christina Galdieri A 1031 exchange cannot be used for the sale of a business itself, as it only applies to the exchange of like-kind real property used for business or investment.

To start out, I'm finding renters on my own and am not renting through AirBnb or VBRO.

So, you can do a land contract for 12 months, which should allow lender to credit you full value of the land vs the purchase price, but the loan will pay off the land contract, so the lender maintains first lien position.Can't help you with the rest of your question, but you should be able to search for "CPA" here on BP to find experts to reach out to.