You can also directly use the BP Marketplace to find potential JV partners or buyers, which is a great way to connect with people who are already looking for investment opportunities.In addition to online forums, attending local real estate meetups and conferences can give you face-to-face interaction with potential partners or buyers, which often builds stronger relationships.

It has also gotten much more expensive unless you are willing to do such high deductibles that it makes you feel uncomfortable.2) Remodels: Not only is cost of construction high, but homes are only getting older, which means the projects are getting more extensive.

Any tips or advice would be really appreciated!

Also, I was considering subdividing or CPRing the property into 2 lots, one property lot with the current retail building, and another property lot for the site of the future 6 unit multi-residential building.   

Beautiful site!

- I maintain my W2 income job- My wife does the primary amount of work on the STR and logs 150+ hours in a calendar year (I see 100 hours listed in some sites, and 150 in others...)- We file our taxes as joint / married- Her tax deduction benefits from qualifying as a real estate professional from the STR can offset my W2 income. - She can use REPSTRACKER for thisI then of course have a plethora of other questions in terms of book keeping (tracking all purchases etc...) but I will save those for another time unless someone has the best offline resources I can start to learn from? 

It sounds like you are just getting started on your RE journey so I'll point you in a few directions and give you some ideas and some things to think about.Firstly, I'd recommend reading all the books on RE - preferably the ones written more recently as the market has changed drastically over the past few years.

Any cities you highly recommend?

Alternatively, you could waive the commission in exchange for a small equity share in the deal, aligning yourself with investor success.Once due diligence is complete, network through real estate groups, your spouse’s contacts, or online platforms like BiggerPockets to find investors.

Lot's to unpack here but hopefully this gives you a decent high level pictures of some options you might have.