For the first few years I would post during renovations and even show the units to multiple applicants but I found that 98% of them lacked the vision to be able to “see” what the finished project would look like and then after the original pictures were sent or the showing I lost pretty much all of the applicants.

I am looking for an investment property, and I just figure that I will find better deals if I look for them myself as the MLS seems to be incredibly competitive in my market.

Best there is at navigating the complex landscape out here and helping you make the right purchase to be competitive in the STR market. 

I have not found one opportunity yet that gives me an ARV of 75%.Any professional investor will tell you that if you go over that the amount of work that you have to put doesn't worth the return.My latest was found in the MLS where we got a better deal than what I was getting from wholesalers.Let me clarify that the wholesaler business is needed, but it seems at the lack of deals they are putting the pressure to then investors. 

Things to consider are pretty simple, if you can find a property jump on it, there is extremely little inventory and it is highly competitive with the majority homes on the market selling over ask in very few DOM.

And which parties should be involved assuming a lack of experience? 

There's someone who can/will do a good job for a much more competitive rate.  

Your money is working for you in two places at once, you get insurance, and you can repeat the process with very competitive rates and flexibility (particularly for fix/flips).2.

Hosts were making a lot of money then, but the demand has dried up and there is now a ton of competition due to a lot more rentals on the market.

Looking at the Citrona website, I see basic spelling mistakes, a lack of executive/owner bios, and no case studies showing the financials for some of your projects (which is surprising as one of the founders worked for 10 years at a financial services firm).