Hey Carlos, seems like this could be a cool opportunity, especially if you have not issue paying that monthly. 

Most traditional resources, like books, are starting to seem obsolete considering they seem to use a model of low house prices, low interest rates and being able to keep raising rental rates.

I’m sorry if these questions may seem all over the place but any help is appreciated!

A rule of thumb is 1% of purchase price for annual maintenance (seems high to me but that is a common number).

Airbnb does seem to be dead from my experience.

Hi im new and a beginner in real estate investing, i too am learning how to use OPM, in your situation seems hard for you to meet or connect with other REIs and lenders, maybe you can try house hacking first by buying a multi unit property (2-4 units)you live in one unit, rent the others, and eventually you can earn cash flow to help pay your mortgage by charging rent to tenants, then u use your own equity to get your second property and so on.  

It does seem that other investors are excited about it.https://markets.financialcontent.com/crain.businessinsurance...It is not my cup of tea so this is something I wouldn't consider.

You seem to spend a lot of your day here so it stands to reason this is a good lead source for your fundraising.

I'll appreciate if you can point me to some more information on that as it goes against everything I read on the subject so far and it seems to me very unlikely.

You also seemed confused about how many units you own and how many you manage.