Going live as a STR in 2 weeks Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

If you want to manage your own properties, I would highly recommend buying within an hour of your primary.

I would recommend fixing it and then determining whether or not to sell based on cash flow and profit after the sale.

And are there any meet up groups you would recommend joining for real estate investing ?

I have already met with and spoken with a couple through my current work (both active and recently "retired") that didn't seem all that eager to get into the topic, or interested even offering advice beyond "I wouldn't recommend it."

With a 9-5 job too busy to catch a breather, being that it will be my first rental property would you recommend finding a property management company to oversee the investment property OR create a profile on a property management platform, I am thinking about Avail unless there is a better platform, to collect rent and hire specialist as issues arise from tenants?

I recommend checking market with great macros.2. 

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

I just sent you a DM with a recommendation! 

@joseph Interested in your recommendations.