Your Core 4 Real Estate team will play a very important role in your success.As for other markets to check out, it really comes down to what you're aiming for. 

The best thing to do is to take the knowledge you learn here, on podcast, and in books, and supplement it with going to local real estate investing meetups as much as possible.

I aim to connect with fellow investors and agents to impart my insights and continue learning from the collective wisdom here.I am looking forward to engaging in conversations and gaining more knowledge.ThanksAhmed

The end result is the non pet owners will end up paying a rent that supplements the pet owners due to increased risk (pet damage) requires increased income.  

I still prefer long-term for consistency and ease of management.If you're aiming for the substantial traveling nurses market, you could consider house-hacking or an ADU because traveling nurses are rarely around in the day and probably wouldn't care for many amenities.

Generally I think planning for 20% vacancy when starting out is smart as it can take some time to get traction on your property and aiming for 1.5 to 2 times the LTR rate. 

From there you'll need to determine Debt Service (if it's a financed deal) and Capital Expenses, to then calculate Cash Flow.The Cash-on-Cash Return (CoCR) will just be Cash Flow divided by the All-In Investment (Purchase Price + Renovations + Closing Costs + Wholesale Fee).If you're wholesaling these deals, I recommend you aim to offer your buyers a Cash Flow of no less than $250/mo and a CoCR of 10% or higher.

Look at historic appreciation, aim high, but allow for an appraisal contingency.

But there is certainly a "im ok with it" side and a "im not ok with it side" Just depends where you fall...

Make sure you understand their plan for getting your money back and how they aim to provide returns.Staying informed is vital for newcomers—learning about the market, connecting with other investors, and maybe starting with smaller investments to get your feet wet.