In Land Investing Online there is a free support group as well as an affordable monthly subscription (I think $100) where you can share your deals for input from the other members. 

It was tricky because the basement ceiling height is not quite 7'.From what I have read online, Fairfax limits STRs to 120 days per year, so it would not be feasible.

Look for distressed properties through online platforms or local agents.

I really believe that we live in a time where all the information you need to do just about anything is available for free online.

The real work is locating these properties and I've learned the best way to do this is to work in towns/areas that have online GIS systems that map; topography, wetlands, soils, etc. and assessors data available for download either from local sources or listsource.com.  

Thank for your help Connect with a great property manager or use one of the free online tools to estimate rents.

We use DealCheck to underwrite deals and QuickBooks Online for everything related to accounting and numbers.

There were weekly group video phone calls that despite usually only having 5-10 people online I could never get a question answered leaving me to believe they were pre recorded.

The rates beat hard money and it's all online.  

If you want the best rate, I would find the cheapest online lender you can find where you are number 37 out of 70 for the month.