Have you been going to local meetups in your area to meet other people flipping locally?

So often you see a bland 'beach/ocean' themed STRs...I get it, people are booking your condo to go to the beach and relax, but you can have a fun, stand out theme that still revolves around the ocean, relaxation, etc.

People would often debate whether it was worth it to take depreciation, “Since you have to pay it back anyway…”.

Key is to make sure you are not cash poor.What I am seeing right now in some sub2 FB groups and a few posts here on BP is people who got close to 100% financing on properties, have a tenant in them but need a major repair and have no funds for that repair. 

Or, potentially, open it up to more people with smaller minimums.

Companies and people/investor change overtime so it's not a bad idea to see if they're still the best fit for how you would like to see the properties managed.

We use Engage Essentials luxury plank.

You're investing there, paying taxes, making friends, bringing your friends and hoping to create a safe space for others to visit where the people on the other end of the line live full time. 

I have done a good amount of research on section 8, and was wondering if people would recommend that.

These are not people that criminals want to mess with.The US Postal Inspection Service has brought down mafia families and terrorist plots.