I am planning to read his new BP book on wholesaling to better decide if it's really a good path for me to pursue, and then I may consider this program, too, (especially after Jennifer and Gordon's endorsements). 

Its a win win in my books! 

I shared my story in the Bigger Pockets MTR book actually!

@Jonah Gunalda sponsor selection is critical—if you are investing with first-class sponsors you’ll mitigate one of the biggest risks in the syndications space.Start with this book.  

While many gurus glorify the strategies they’re selling through courses or books, methods like out of state investing aren’t easy and can put you in a tough financial spot if you’re not careful.

Welcome to the forum @Chris Primavera.Seeing as you are brand new today, it would be good for you to search on the forum for those areas and read everything there is about those markets.Grab @Avery Carls book Short Term Rentals Long Term Wealth and read it. https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/short-term-rental-l...It is chock full of info that you need.

I've been reading Brandon Turner's book, The Book on Rental Property Investing and am noticing a discrepancy.

Most of the BRRRR literature, books, and podcast episodes were from before rates went up so the systems used to make it happen aren't as streamlined.

When did you buy, is it an area you're interested in continuing to invest in, how are bookings during the off-season, etc?

Those should drive a ton of traffic to your listing.Furnished Finder is the go to for MTRs (long term rentals with a shorter stay, over 30 days).You can also use FB like @Bruce Woodruff mentioned but you will need to get everything setup to take bookings.