My guess here is that was done to "boost their influence" - especially since Zach's post was moderated (and lost points as a result).Let's see if somebody independent of "Link Options" (and not named Wendy Patton either) can give an opinion on this product offering ...

If you are young, leverage is a great tool to boost net worth. 

Does anyone have any tips on things I can do to get my foot in the door or boost my resume to meet the criteria for positions in this industry?

Returns like this reliably happen in strong growing markets that are not over saturated and have rental demand, when you purchase properties that will have STR marketing "pop", and check enough demand boxes to boost your occupancy rate and ADR.

There are options that need to be renovated which was boost your equity tremendously and cash flow even with the higher rates.

If you want to give my mailbox money a boost [shameless plug to follow], just go to Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, or wherever the hell you listen to music and search for "the Rhythm Brewers" or "God, Guns, NASCAR", my biggest hit (such as it were 😅), give a listen or a purchase and you'll be contributing to my "mailbox money"

Seeing as there is just the two of you, you could buy a place that's older and add a quite nice suite that YOU could live in (it'll be new once you renovate it - smaller but new and functional) while you rent out the rest of the house for a quite nice boost to your income.Buy the ugliest house on the nicest block and make sure parking won't be a problem.  

The tenant moved out in the end of 2020 when we decided to take on a complete renovation to boost rents. 

--I have designs on securing 3 more properties in the coming 6-8 months, so hopefully we can boost the passive income closer to $5,500 per month (now that I have mgmt fees).

And while you are in the car, use the time to listen to as many real estate podcasts you can as well - that can help boost confidence - best wishes