Calling the appraiser to see what you can do to push it up a "C-Level" would be smart before doing any reno also, might only need a few things to make it far more valuable in the eyes of the bank.I've heard of a tactic for figuring out demand, which is to put up a dummy or coming soon listing on facebook marketplace and see the amount of activity you get on it. 

@Grayson Chao look up WAREI on Facebook as that is a big active group of local investors and a number of meetups get advertised there. 

In addition, there are Facebook groups for travel nurses where you can post your housing.

I'm also interested in investing in prosperitycre.comThey are aggressively marketing on Facebook/Meta. 

Try your local RE groups on Facebook or meetups.

I'm in a lot of Cape Coral Facebook groups, follow Cape Coral government and sheriff's pages, but this will be a helpful, objective resource.

Facebook will have groups specific to the areas you are in.

With finding more STR deals, have you looked into Facebook groups?

If you are in Pace's sub to Facebook group, you can probably find a partner there.

A good way to find deals is by connecting with local real estate agents, wholesalers, or checking out sites like Facebook groups and Craigslist.