The more stoic, grounded, and educated you are the smoother the ride.I guess my point is, I'd be leery of blast marketing emails myself. 

im looking to get into a house hack in either there or venice, or even palmetto, still just looking but would like to be educated when i do decide to make the move, any tips are appreciated, also if you need any help let me know!

There are only 3 reviews on their website which are all extremely generic and I think aren't real.  

But by building a successful short term rental business on someone else’s property aren’t you giving away the increase in value of the property resulting from your efforts to the property owner?  

If your wife and kids aren't moving in with you, then it's not your primary.

You're off to a great start by educating yourself and planning to attend meetups—that’s where the magic happens!

They typically provide education and also have classes/courses to take.

Education.

Or maybe the units aren't equal and one rents for $2800 covering most of the cost of living there. 

My education background is in computer science, mathematics and some corporate finance, as well as have some internship experience in the quantitative finance space.