My offer was picked above 3 others.

A great opportunity to evaluate a deal yourself and then see how a pro like Dave evaluates deals and see if there's any insights you might not have picked up on yet.

Like the others have said, pick a strategy and stick with it. 

They’re convinced they can pick the right house and make a fortune.

Quote from @Collin Hays: I love micro-managers who step over dollars to pick up dimes!

But nowhere near what we could have had they been finished a year ago (200k or more each).We have one right now in Gatlinburg that we picked up from someone that got the foundation in and that was it and had to sell fast because of a divorce. 

Do they pick up or will they require you to contract with a waste company that will supply a dumpster and handle pickup.- If you get a dumpster, neighbors dumping in your bin may be a problem, depending on the location.

If not, you are going to get pitched and sold and DM'd before you even know what's going on.Bay Area investors invest all over the US, but you don't want to just pick a random market because someone in an internet forum told you to.

I wanted to pick other STR operator's brains! 

I have close to 100 doors, thus I will pick up something even if it is barely cash flowing so that my other cash flowing assets can pay down the mortgage reasonably quick.