Continue to interact and share with the forums your progress/questions, look forward to seeing your continued success! 

Will this affect her survivors benefits social security income? 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

The reason people pay for these courses is to deliberately choose their social circle, and a person's social circle is the most likely factor to dictate their level of success. 

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

If you need any STR designer recommendations or social accounts for inspiration, feel free to reach out!

Check the in person events and meetups in your local area, our online community is full of knowledge and folks willing to share and still nothing replaces the opportunity to interact IRL, you never know who you will meet and where that can take you on your REI journey. 

Also, are there any social media websites with groups that I could network with that highlight investors & wholesalers? 

I wanted to created a post to interact with other agents and potential investors in the real estate space.

These syndication educators teach you underwriting, give you lists of brokers, recommend you increase your social media visibility and are provided techniques and tools to raise capital.