Seeking to invalidate someone's perspective before asking for details is not productive.

All lights were green and there was a pileup, leaving behind a mess of twisted metal and broken glass, and a few personal injuries to boot.The syndicator crowd coined the phrase "survive until '25" under the hope that by 2025 interest rates would correct and their deals would be fine. 

Any facilities coming online, bringing production back from China as an example? 

I recommend you read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.

Now that I have the proven experience, and proven numbers of this working I want to leverage the experience I have in some way friends have recommended creating some form of course but I think I'm too green for that haha I need to buy a home for STR first before I contemplate that.

Good neighborhoods & good products. 

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

I left my job earlier this month with the intent of retiring -- not so sure how that's working out as now I'm interviewing as I feel like I'm not being productive (this is an entirely different beast).  

+I've researched something called an FHA Construction loan in terms of financing this project, but it seems that most large banks don't offer that product.

Quote from @Greg Bohn: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: The Castkills works well.