The R2R community is great and they offer tons of educational videos and regularly host webinars with their network of lenders, tax strategists, developers, etc.

As I've seen when helping clients buy businesses, the SBA usually gives you an easier time for those that bundle the real estate in with the deal 

One way is to get a Hard Money loan, after you get two or three properties you can then bundle them together to get blanket loan.As already said low amount loans are hard to get and often take getting creative. 

Then by extension don't they own the property - or at least an equivalent bundle of right the same as owning the property. 

While Palm Springs does have an established STR market, the city runs a tight ship and imposes strict regulations and fees on hosts.

I have worked as a Co-Host on Airbnb and yes I know, cohosting and property management are two different things.

I co-host a women’s online investing group for REIA and enjoy talking to people starting out. 

Keep leaning into that...befriend the hosts and add value however you can!

Talk about how the deck will enable you to host great parties, for example.

We also host a quarterly meetup.