Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

He ultimately refi’d into a loan that felt hefty at first, but it freed him up to add another unit in the building.

Giving them a laundry list of items will typically just overwhelm them and create more confusion instead of giving them a smaller step process to get more confidence to get the ball rolling and then they can get into the weeds on their state when they get the contractors out there, have local bids come in, and dial in their plan. 

- Our goal: Learn the ropes and eventually build a portfolio.Looking to connect:- Are you a non-US citizen/ non-green card holder investing in the US?

I don't think it's the end of the world @Jonathan Greene...if it still helps someone learn something new there is at least some positive.In my opinion, those trolls will get seen for who they really are in the long run, so it is just a short-term play...that I don't know is worth worrying much about.I'd rather someone say, "Here is a question we often get asked as a general contractor: how much does it cost to dig down a Chicago basement?  

Building equity in your house is one of the biggest financial advantages of homeownership.

I would guess that you have little or no experience running any kind of STR, and now want to get that experience on the back of someone else's investment, with little or no personal skin in the game, and that's not a good way to build an investment portfolio.

He is currently buying old houses and reinvesting them or tearing them down and building depending on the condition.

If you decide to pursue this option be sure to EXPLICITLY spell out how the maintenance of the buildings will be handled as these types of facilities tend to be hard on property from my experience.

First off, congrats on building such a solid portfolio!