I'm new to Real Estate Investing and I want to gain more knowledge before I can make any moves.

I stayed near Asheville, NC for a weekend in a Glamping Dome in the mountains.

All of the advice listed this full of knowledge and I will definitely try those methods as well.

Explore various investment strategies like house hacking, out-of-state investing, and value-add opportunities to diversify your portfolio.To enhance your knowledge, you can listen to podcasts, read books, attend seminars, and join investor meetings in your area.

For Airbnb, we ask about their reason for needing a MTR and who will be staying in the home, as well as check their reviews.

They should be knowledgeable of prop 19, prop 13, and reassessment at death for both gains purpose and property tax purpose). 

I would stay away from flips. 

Look at your monthly payment (PITI = Principal,Interest, Taxes, Insurance) + HOA + (other maintenance fees if any) and if this amount is less than what you charge for rent (whether its Long, Mid, or Short Term rentals) and you are happy with the positive cash flow, then yes.Or maybe you're breaking even with the condo but you have  knowledge that the condo will explode in value due to some business/attraction/law/policy that will prop-up the sales price in the near future, then yes.Really, it boils down to what your goals are for this first investment.

He is extremely knowledgeable, a great teacher, and an ethical investor.

Let's talk more and see if our goals, thinking, knowledge align for a partnership.