One tip is too is reaching out to some people in your market place that are doing flips and see if they can send you their spreadsheet they are using.

If anyone has experience with furnished LTRs, I’d greatly appreciate your insights or tips!

Certainly not impossible, but the multifamily market (especially for larger properties) is pretty active and below-market purchases, while possible, don't happen as often as they might in the smaller property space.Pro tip:  If you still like the idea of purchase cap rate, use stabilized yield on cost instead. 

Assessments in NJ are not done on sale, unless it's a new build or a complete renovation where the permits tip them to reassess, so every three years or so they reassess all of the properties and taxes go up most of the time.

Any tips on how to maximize my time on this platform are greatly appreciated! 

with millions of hosts, if you are in a bigger market, there is only a few spots that can be on the first page. 99.99% of hosts will not be on the first page. so making sure you have the most exposure to the most possible guests is the aim. just like a company making a tv commercial to be exposed to the largest audience possible.sorry, i dont think your post is controversial, its just wrong. 

A tip would be knowing The number of doors you qualify for from a lender, And then looking at financial statements from places a little smaller and a little bigger.

I recommend you find a way to give these animals away before you lose control and end up on a reality TV show.

I am very excited and nervous to start my investing journey and wanted to come onto the forums to ask for any tips or guidance before I jump in. 

That’s what people loved about the great relief (closer) pitcher Tug McGrawWhen asked on a TV interview if he preferred grass or astroturf, he stated “I don’t know, I never smoked astroturf”.