There is no pitching of any programs, coaching, books, etc.

Welcome to BP - this is a great platform to initiate your real estate journey.Dive into comprehensive guides, connect with experienced professionals, and explore a wealth of opportunities that can help you achieve your real estate goals. 

The best way to learn about how to really invest in real estate is to read books, listen to good podcasts, and pair that with going to in-person meetups so you can see people just like you, married with 3 kids, who are making it work for them.

City's with radical liberals in power like to throw unenforceable laws on the books.

Does anyone know of a vetted property manager that knows the market and area to help guide me through my first purchase?

It is in my book (available in January) and the score sheet is part of my forms package available for purchase.

I have three listings, 1. unit with a pool and hot tub, 2. unit with a hot tub, 3. both units together as a 12 sleeper.Gross monthly income (after booking channel fees) for the first unit over a 7 month period was $7309.Gross monthly income for both units over a 14 month period is $11,297 (after booking channel fees) As a long term rental the combined rent would be in the region of $5500.Is it possible to sell the property based on the income generated by the STR business or would the value always be based on bricks and mortar comps? 

There is a BP book by Heather Blankenship that would be a good place to start - Real Estate Campgrounds.

If this moves forward I'm happy to be an open book case study. 

I'll check out the book.