Quote from @Muhammad Zaheer: Set Up a Simple Spreadsheet or Use Property Management SoftwareA spreadsheet (like Excel or Google Sheets) is straightforward for beginners and lets you customize categories for income and expenses.Alternatively, property management software (like Stessa, Buildium, or AppFolio) automates tracking and provides detailed reports, which can be helpful as your portfolio grows.2.

There are some places online too that have cookie-cutter blueprints too that you can check out as well!  

In fact, the views are a LOT better and there are hardly any tourists -- just walk along the Jersey City or Hoboken waterfront or take the bus to the cliffs of Weehawken.Feel free to check out my post about my journey from Brooklyn to Bayonne...My Long Journey to House-Hacking (biggerpockets.com)

BiggerPockets has a STR calculator that can help you figure out expenses, long-term cash flow, and more you can check out as well when you get your numbers going.

Rest assured; the process is designed to be straightforward. 

I'll just be honest...you're in a very difficult spot and there isn't going to be a straight forward or easy way to recover your funds or get the work completed. 

Even better, I've also closed deals from referrals that originated from those BP leads.In my opinion, there are a few key things you need to make this program work effectively:Be Active on BP: The leads do their research, and they'll check out your posts and interactions on the platform.

Something does not check out. 1) the reps have very American sounding first and last name but their accents are completely not.

Check out her site.

Also, check out meetup.com as they often have virtual meetup groups (great for out of state networking).