A good coach can move you along a lot faster and with less headaches.  

You're going to have to go learn about that yourself.The faster you get rid of this bozo the better off the whole system will be.

Raleigh specifically has introduced “Fast-Track Plans” designed to streamline permitting to build ADUs faster and more cost-effectively.

Nobody watches your money like you do, you'll learn how to manage, so you can manage a manager later and you'll save precious early-years cash flow, which allows you to scale faster, especially in the first 5 years.

Once you are familiar with what a good investment looks like, then you can create a rule of thumb to help you analyze property faster and only dig deep on the ones that look promising.Here's a guide that describes what good cash flow looks like and how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...

Staging your house well can help you attract more attention from buyers, which ultimately helps it sell faster and maybe for a higher price than an unstaged home (see visual):What Are My Staging Options?

Providing strong supporting data from your Airbnb bookings, market comps, and STR reports will strengthen your case and help you close faster! 

In fact, getting ahead of it now while your business is small might enable you to grow faster so you're not scrambling to build these in the middle of the growth. 

After a bit more research, I actually think renting a place will get me started faster and earn some experience doing Airbnb with a little less risk involved.Obviously I still need to be concerned about not violating a lease agreement by doing so and I would likely live on the property and lot or all the time.Ownership is still the ultimate goal, but this looks a faster party to self driven income.

Since you're already in Tampa, staying local for your first few deals can help you stay hands-on and learn faster.