Can you provide guidance on how to get started and some effective strategies?

In online forums, the danger I've experienced is the "national" effect. 

Why ask: Hearing about the success of previous mentees can offer insight into the mentor’s teaching style and the effectiveness of the program.14.

So your super basic P&L may look like: $30,000 Rents-$3,000 insurance expense -$9,000 interest-$3,000 taxes-$8,000 operating expenses-$14,000 depreciation ----------------$7,000 loss on paper for the year  so negative taxable income But remember- $14k of that (depreciation) was something we didn't actually spend money on- so cash in bank at year end would be $7,000. 

If you do the math, since your borrower is paying interest on interest, it raises your effective interest rate by about a point.

I saw zero advantage (perhaps negative) in Furnished Finder being in the middle.

You are effectively operating a hotel, which is a business enterprise with very different risks and hazards to insure.  

Assuming 7.5% interest rate, the negative leverage would require you to put way more than 20% down just to break even.  

Implement scalable systems and processes to effectively manage and grow your real estate holdings.

I agree with @Isadore Nelson, there will be an initial sting due to to the IRA transaction but with quick math at 8% your 60k will generate about 4.8k in year one, in 4 months at 1.3k you've already eclipsed that, their will also be a larger tax for passive income and an initial penalty from the IRS, but it won't erode the 8 month difference let alone the yearly compounding effect.