.- The investment portal is not properly managed, kept up to date or actively used to track financial progress of LP investments.

In these markets, I would be worried about crime, activity of illegal immigrants, and such. 

As someone actively investing in STRs and looking to scale, this raises some concerns for me about the long-term viability of this strategy.I understand the tension between hotels and STRs, especially in popular tourist destinations, but I’m curious:How real is this threat?

We had to make sure we sidestepped them and only added information to the correctly entered, active applications.

I spent a decade in advertising, before founding and running a custom wood shop for another decade, so 'm pretty good at the self-promotion.I agree with you that the more gorilla approach would be most effective and that's actually what i've been doing – calling RE agents in my service area with active listings, introducing myself to property managers and leasing agents...To answer your question, I will have to handle the work myself for 6-12 months to build out the SOPs and field service management systems, but I have a lot of relationships for those looking to "do the work".I'll check out the meet up and would love to grab a cup of coffee, I'll shoot you an email.

I keep coming across posters asking for advice on how to “scale” their investment or business activities.  

The plan includes high-yield activities such as property flips and strategic acquisitions to provide liquidity and generate returns.

For example, population growth in certain neighborhoods and increased investor activity have created opportunities for both long-term rentals and value-add deals.If you’re torn between wholesaling and holding long-term rentals, I’d suggest thinking about your long-term goals.

I'm originally from BR and am fairly active there. we see a lot of inventory so also happy to chat offline about this

Just being active and visible in the areas you want to buy in can work wonders.