I'm based in FL, so that's where we to the most of our business business.

Any pointers on who to avoid would also be helpful ;) Obviously this is one of the pieces that can make or break the performance of a deal, so I’m trying to cover all my bases as much as possible

You are pre-approved based on your status and employment so if nothing changes, you are good to go.

I rehab the property and then later go and get 30 year fixed rate conventional financing based on 70% - 75% of appraised value. 

Being cloud based has the perk of tons of freedom and less time constraints for meetings and trainings (but with the advantage of them being there every day if you want them!).

Based on your goals, experience level, and my assumption that high earning w-2s tend to be demanding of your time, I actually think that there are better ways for you to offset your w-2 income.

I've seen a few different options for calculating depreciation and am wondering how to get the most bang for my buck.Depreciation does somewhat depend on the timing, however I would be strongly against making purchasing decisions based on taxes.

Yes, you can apply bonus depreciation to a converted property, with some caveats:- it will be based on your original purchase price, not today's value- bonus depreciation for 2024 is 60%, not 100%- most importantly, you may or may not benefit from cost segregation/bonus depreciationRead this: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1075919-five-... 

I got so many back to back bookings in the first couple of weeks, but the bookings suddenly dropped to zero.

Based on the info provided, one can qualify for the proposed purchase or property.