If you need assistance with such an acquisition please reach out to me.  

I've been self-employed for only 6 months, and loans are proving difficult to come by despite my great credit (not to brag, I'm moreso frustrated and seeking help).

I also assist folks (largely OOS investors) get started in the market there.I'm happy to connect, chat about the market, and send you a ton of resources.The city has been seeing a huge resurgence that goes back 10+ years now.

I am completely self taught intentionally.

Thank you all for all the information and assistance you have provided 

When you Google Airbnb Interior Designer, I come up as the #1 result, so I don’t need to self-promote in forums.For context, I was a business analyst at NASA before transitioning to hosting and then designing full-time.

Why can't you offer her assistance while she trains you, so you both make money?

Quote from @Johnny Lynum: Quote from @Billy Smith: I like SFH in the A-B area rent it you do the  upkeep  doing as much as possible your self to help max your rent out .I like to pay down the note as fast as possible .If in a C-D area I would flip the SFH wash your hands of it.SFH are generally easier to unload if you get in a cash crunch, I like staying in the first time home buyers level of a SFH  keeping it in a hot zone .If I were a BIG fish I would do deals at various level's of course after  doing the home work . 

Spend a little more money than you might have been planning to, buy in a better area (i.e. not a “turn key” 100k house off the mls), and self manage.

Remember, the notion of amassing wealth without investing is a dangerous myth perpetuated by self-proclaimed experts.