I was looking for a community that would support me through my nerves at getting started.

My advise is to start with single family or a small multi-family ground up project first but this market environment is truthfully not the time to be completing any ground up projects unless you are self performing the construction which it doesn't appear you are in a position to do.There was a recent Philadelphia  forum chain started by someone else who was contemplating ground up in a similar fashion to what you are proposing and I cautioned they would be better off buying something that was newly built and believe after conducting their own diligence realized it was too cost prohibitive at this time to build with 3rd party GC's in Philadelphia when also accounting for the interest rate environment and cost to build.

To facilitate an informed decision regarding my suitability for the role, I would like to propose starting with a trial period which would allow you to evaluate my performance and see firsthand how effectively I manage properties remotely.Thank You.

I am looking to take that step and start to gain experience. 

I am also concerned that when the economy starts to weaken, the more rural areas will get even more challenging.  

I want to move to a single family (maybe build the house) but I don't have a ton of money saved (only 15k) because most of my money has been going into fixing it up.

My end goal is to start investing myself.

Not sure if my response is still relevant - I've also started receiving mail promos from attorneys.

Also, you must familiarize yourself with local laws and regulations regarding STRs to avoid purchasing in areas that are not STR-friendly, which could save you from legal headaches and poor investment choices.Another critical strategy is staging your home to appeal to your target guests.

Please help a first timer who is just starting to learn about tax lien certificates and has a bit of interest.