Drink some coffee and get out there.  

What are the renters drinking now; bottled water?

But professional contractors are not drinking it up every night .  

Most Nashville neighborhoods have had negative reactions to the short-term rental market due to noise, partying, drinking, etc.I'm not trying to crap on your idea, but that's a tough market to invest in short-term rentals... it's doable, but there are probably better investment opportunities in Nashville.Buy and hold in the Brent-ioch area.

People get comfortable after they've been there for a while so they do things like drink coffee in bed and get drips on the comforter.

It wasn’t all sandy beaches and umbrella drinks after that moment.

Sitting in the Air Conditioned car drinking a fast food shake while your workers earn their living in the hot sun.Just my 2 cents. 

Another great resource is the find a REIA group on the National Real Estate Investors Association page https://nationalreia.org/find-a-reia/ Lastly, if you still can't find a group, try putting up a forum post with location details asking if there are any other investors in the area at the time that would like to get together for drinks and discussion.

The building falls in the social district of the town meaning this is a small area of the town where one can walk around with an open alcohol container as this is illegal elsewhere.

Drinks on me!