Use tools like AirDNA or Mashvisor to provide market data on projected rental income and occupancy rates, and make sure your lender works with appraisers familiar with short-term rentals.

You have two options: attempt to gather these resources or collaborate with an existing team.

Let’s collaborate and share insights...sometimes a simple conversation can spark your next big move. 

Just a follow up question, were you utilizing debt to invest, I have always been taught since a young age to try and not utilize debt (I come from a family of stock market investors, traditional business owners) where debt is not utilized as frequently which I obviously understand debt can be a very powerful tool and utilized in a great way its just something I want to avoid with my investments to an extent any suggestions for investing without debt or as little as possible. 

Just like school used to be, the most important thing you learn in school is how to learn, and how to develop, and how to solve problems because school should give their students the tools to solve problems. 

You also have to be super detail-oriented, focused on continuous improvement regarding the property and guest experience, very in-touch with what it's like to be a guest at the property (and a cleaner of it as well), and focused on technological tools and opportunities. 

I'm in very similar position, looking to start my RE investing journey around Boston area and facing struggle to cash out on my stock portfolio to try to get a MF, that using BP analysis tools, will be barely break even...even in slightly farther surrounding areas. wishing us both luck though! 

But we also seek to understand and collaborate.

Section 8 is best used as a risk mitigation tool for properties in super low income, high crime areas.

I don't disagree that it is a good tool for someone just starting.Now, should folks be using such tools in the first place?