If you have the sellers, the buyers will start reaching out - it likely wont work for some of them and then you can ask what they are looking for and build relationships that way.

I personally have no connections with anyone who is involved in this niche and I'm wondering how other people have started their journey.

My thoughts were that this would be a short-term solution.However, the more I think about it, I’m starting to lean toward a cash-out refinance over 25 years, with a minimum payment structure.

Makes complete sense to purchase a property that breaks even or loses money.

Investment also spiked in Class A Short-Term Rentals (STR) and investors started paying higher and higher prices based upon anticipated STR rental rates, that exceeded sustainability based upon Long-Term Rental rates (LTR).

Quote from @John Mason: If you are wanting to get ahead I would pay the  100 usd on fiverr and get it done and  then go to next  step  in  your journey and then learn the way to do it on the side so that you do not lose time..hope I made sense I do that now.

What should give you pause though, to reflect upon, is his losing his contractor's license to fraud. 

*Day 3: I come back to start unpacking.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

You could lose months or years and still not resolve the problem or realize you cannot do what you wanted.