Asset Protection:While owning properties in your own names may have tax advantages, it does expose you to personal liability.

But because they are domestic they are exempt from FIRPTA and can do regular 1031 exchanges.Just something to add to your decision tree

@Zhen Yuango look in person. 

… heck ya… but I was more scared of being stuck in the same place and losing money on this new rental I just launched, I was a 100% newbie)I personally came into the mentorship program just to learn how to get travel nurses in my rentals (at the time it was my 1st rental property) . 

Personally, I've been in the mobile home investing space since 2007 without going the section 8 route.

No, you shouldn't, and the cash flow has to make sense for your personal situation and goals, but saying "you are not banking on appreciation" is in my opinion saying that "you are not banking on the stock market going up over the next 10 years", when the majority of peoples sole retirement is in a 401(k) with the whole idea of the market going up.

I also went to meet Wagner and his team personally at their Orlando office.

A developer would be a good person to talk to as well if you can find one.

@Aaron DuboisI don't know what your personal situation is, but can you house hack an STR with your own capital? 

Renting by room to the max occupancy to minimize the outflow of your personal cash into the property.3.