I am a diy person but I realize that this is gonna take some help from a community of like minded individuals.

I look for someone who can advice on this theme, share knowledge or informaiton, sources to read, learn etc.

I don't know anyone as a consultant personally, but an outstanding resource is PM Build with Marc Cunningham.

"Traction" by Gino Wickman has been a game-changer for our company and my personal life.

Are there any investors I could learn from, network with, and potentially even partner on deals?

Always looking to connect and learn from investors throughout the market.

I'm a new investor learning the process as I go.

Can you refer me to any resources, or any search terms for me to chase on youtube university, so I can learn more about vetting operators in these spaces? 

But I will say all of this is such an invaluable learning experience so I am grateful for it. 

@Clayton SilvaI think you covered a lot of the angles - the answer is “it depends” - every person is in a different situation and stage of life and some may want to pay points and others maybe not.Right now I would not be buying down the loan knowing the fed will lower rates, which should slowly bring down the 10 year T which would then lower ratesFor me I would guess I would refi within next 3 years so I wouldn’t pay pointsIf I thought I was not gonna refi within 5-7 years then yes pay points