A simple information report (again fill in form) takes 3 minutes and no fee.  

Note if inflation is 10% implying costs have gone up 10%, the LL can only raise rents 7% which is not enough to cover increased costs.  

Your mentor has needs; try to meet them and develop a mutually beneficial relationship.A mentor can benefit your growth, but it's not as simple as one post on a forum full of strangers.

If it were so simple as just buying a SFR with 20% down and you'd cash flow automatically, everyone would be doing it. 

We cleaned up the issues and problems, and maximized the income which increased my NOI.

Increasing your income can help improve your DTI.

I then look up population growth and if it’s increasing I continue.

I see that the area does sell these properties frequently and over the years have been increasing in value. 3 years ago, these properties (fully deeded) were going for around $25k, and now are selling for around $60-90k.

It sounds like it should be a simple process since there was no income.

Then add the fact that it's an STR and expect another 10-15% increase.