Missing the inspection objection deadline.

This is the objective of the Fed, but is difficult to achieve due to most sellers sitting out right now as detailed below.In my opinion it will be 9-24 months for the Fed to see satisfactory results of their interest rate hikes.  

Talking to people will help you in getting comfortable with rejections and objections, which will result in an improvement in your communication and sales skills, and that will translate into your first deal. 

STR'S are the shiny object attracting everyone's attention right now.People have not done their research, paid too much and are making ingredients very little or coming out of pocket to make the mortgage payment.That said, if you run the numbers and do your research you can find a profitable vacation rental.Turnkey is going to cost you more.Turning a great house into an STR will likely be cheaper but will be more work.Buying a distressed property or foreclose will likely involve a remodel plus furnishing it.

Then the deal dies if the bank objects and you are back to square one.

If your primary objective is to build wealth through real estate, purchasing a multi-family property might be a better fit (this can also be very tricky here in CO where multi-family prices are very high).

However, if the objective is to be in a major city in the middle of the action, then SANTO DOMINGO and SANTIAGO are the best places to buy property.Nevertheless, if the goal is to purchase an investment property for short-term rentals such as AIRBNB, the best location to buy is where there are the most visitors, which in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC is PUNTA CANA.

You've named several different strategies which is common but also results in shiny object syndrome.

Depending on your price range and objectives, I would maybe start looking in 43612, 43613, and 43615 and go from there.  

Hemlane is objectively better at repair tickets but not free.