Anyone have recommendations for options? 

I know BP has book recommendations, but I want to know which books hit home for you! 

Training and Onboarding:What essential training programs or resources do you recommend for new agents?

Looking forward to reading some of the responses.While you wait for recommendations, I suggest using the search icon to look up "rentredi" and "hemlane", another platform for PM that has a feature for maintenance coordination.The search results will show past forum posts where members chime in on the subject.

I recommend finding a great local lender and building a relationship with them, then getting your info directly from them rather than articles and videos.  

I suspect he would continue to recommend passive players buy indexes or just Berkshire stock!

If you consider yourself sensitive I would recommend spending time on other entrepreneurial ventures.

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

Anyone willing to share experiences and recommendations for STR/Airbnb?

I would highly recommend FB marketplace and also joining local FB real estate, rental, and leasing groups.