Please, share some tips and cite the pages and books on what was so enlightening that one cannot find for free in the forums here or on Youtube.  

I've had a long career in community development and have a lot of bank contacts that would likely be interested in investing, but I'd need to prove the concept first with an initial fund (there are also a lot of other community development tools that could be leveraged to maximize and scale this).

If you control how they perform tasks, set their hours, or provide tools, they should likely be a W-2 employee, requiring you to withhold taxes and comply with payroll regulations.

3.Any experiences or tips on navigating financing as a non-resident would be greatly appreciated!

If you’ve been active in the area, I’d love to hear your take—what’s working, what’s not, and anything I should watch out for.Appreciate any tips or advice you’ve got?

Class D is mostly rentals (another tip to look at owner occupied stats and/or if the neighborhood is identified for revitalization), the tenants are outside smoking, they are talking to neighbors and solicitors, it is a completely different vibe that is pretty noticeable just driving through.

Another idea to consider is the FHA 203K renovation mortgage, this is another excellent tool to use because of flexibility and other worthwhile features you might consider researching.

Focus on running a clean operation rather than perfect technical compliance.Pro Tip: Your biggest risk isn't the IRS - it's partners who might complain to the IRS.

Paging @Garrett Brown our resident STR specialist - what say you about tips for lead photos on listings??

I would closely monitor your competitions pricing to see what is working for them.Vrbo has built in tools to monitor when people are searching for specific dates.