Check their social media profiles to gauge whether they are reliable individuals.

Just checked on Vestin Mortgage.  

In addition to checking Airbnb monthly rates, I checked the MLS to see what monthly rents were.

In my experience, something like that might cause the home to sit on the rental market longer to find a tenant that is ok with overlooking that deficit. 

I opened a business checking account with Regions.

Search them online and check out their websites.Meetups.

However, there's nothing to be ashamed of; this is a problem that most people encounter and easily overlook, and it can even lead to stumbling, as I got lost there for a while too.

I have crunch number until my finger hurts but I know it's going to be something as a first timer that's going to be over looked.

Party's over. Looks

Additionally, don’t overlook the opportunity cost of pulling money from your 401k—those funds could have been compounding in the market.I’d also suggest stress testing your ROI by running scenarios with higher expenses or lower rents to see how resilient the investment is.