The biggest question I would ask is how well they know the area such as neighborhoods and do they have connections to building a CORE 4 such as great contractors, property managers, attorneys, etc

This isn't for everyone but this has really worked well for us. 

Well said! 

I know the market pretty well.

I'm a huge fan of San Antonio as an STR market, but it is, like most "mature" markets, very sensitive about WHAT performs well. 

@Jon Taylor explained it l well.  

There's so much information here on BiggerPockets as well as the podcast and books and other websites, books and blogs too that are either free or very cheap. 

I'd be happy to include you on our list as well so you could such receive weekly snapshots.

My client's have been happy with the draw process and response times as well.

One thing to think about is when doing heloc on primary if you want to refinance you need to get their signoff as well as your primary loan which could cause complications.