Part of your interview will be to talk about values and locations. 

Sort of like your quarterback and key player, in my opinion.We spent about 6 months interviewing PMs, calling as prospect landlord, calling as prospect tenants.

Time spent visiting properties for acquisition2. time spent talking to agent/broker about potential acquisition/sale3. time spent talking to lender on funding deals4. time spent raising private money to fund deals5. time spent interviewing contractors/PM/CPA/attorney/inspector6. time spent communicating with equity partnersI also feel research for potential acquisition should count.

I met with someone I am interviewing for a job that also owns real estate and he began a preliminary very cursory review of my portfolio and immediately stated that given the current market value of my portfolio and the number of “doors” that I had my CoC return really needed to be addressed before I considered purchasing any new properties because it was too low and my current level of cash flow needed to be looked at because he also felt that should be higher.

So, I may interview multiple local realtors and ask their opinion and what they see their client's are looking for or are willing to pay more for and how much, etc. 

So look around, interview other STR owners so that you have sufficient information.

If you have to, interview a couple until you find one that you "click" with. 2) Let that agent connect you with their network of investor-friendly lenders. 3) Meet with these lenders, have them talk over your finances with you and what loan products you would qualify for at the moment based on your income and assets. 4) Let the outcome of that conversation (#3) dictate your strategy moving forward and take your findings back to the realtor so you can craft a plan. 

Now that buyers agents are no longer "free" it raises the bar, just like we have it with listing agents who actually have to interview for the job, before they get it.

I mentioned this in an Axios article I was interviewed for just last month

I think the lesson here is to interview potential agents about how they handle difficult communication, unexpected findings on inspection reports, etc.