I definitely suggest setting up some Keyword Alerts for the topics you feel knowledgeable, so you can jump into those conversation and offer advice!

I guess it would depend on what the lender can offer and their loan specialty. 

For next steps, I would highly recommend you get in contact with a hard money lender and get your lending in place so you can start making offers.

Lennar Mortgage which now offers DSCR loans.

Do you have/can you apply for cards offering zero intro interest?  

We visited place, checked out a few properties, came back, made an offer, negotiated and finally property is under contract! 

If something is on the MLS for more than 3 days and there are not 20 offers, it's not a deal.

I am mildly concerned with losing clients that the person would find (I am offer them a sizable cut of the Year 1 earnings of each client they bring on).

Based on the desired monthly payment, we use a financial calculator to determine the necessary terms to achieve that payment, considering the price the seller is asking.If interest rates are not specified, our initial offer includes our desired monthly payment along with their asking price, with a balloon payment due in year 20.

However, given our current state I'm preparing to set-up my own website and/or post on various channels that don't appear to offer the host insurance and I know asking the Guest for security deposit or to run background checks can be a deterrent for short stays.