I handle payments by draws and I must always be ahead and work versus payments.

I have been going back and forth between an appreciation focused investment versus a cash flow focused investment.

If you want to be mentored your best bet is to go work for a company - most CRE is not a single individual and CRE is fast moving and things happen fast and you can't structure a "follow me to learn" without working for someone 

DSCR versus conventional for example.

If they do, your best bet is a local community bank that funds these types of properties.Another option is a private lender but that money will be pretty expensive, as mentioned 10%  + 

Again, I have only watched one Podcast so can't compare them versus the forums, not from a content/context standpoint, but from a user/poster standpoint. 

Office space is gutsy at this time with many companies working remotely, maybe part of your investment was to bet that people will be coming back to work in person.  

I’m also curious about the pros and cons of managing short-term rentals versus long-term tenants, especially for clients who are new to real estate.I’d love to hear from those of you who’ve been down this path before.

Your best bet would be to have a FurnishedFinder account and used their "stats" page. 

I bet you learned A LOT.You can also leverage my team to help you out next time.