BP just started adjusting menus in the last day or two.

What are your go-to non-Biggerpockets Youtube channels for REI? 

might be worth adding to the list

Also curious how much you plan to rent each unit out for? 

@Ori Skloot  If you are paying your employees $ 27 an hour , with withholdings , workmans comp , and the other related costs , they are costing you around  $ 38.00 to $ 42.00 an hour The true cost of your labor was closer to the $ 9000 mark . 

The IRS has said, since 2017, that the improvement ratio or $ value is what your taxes are assessed as, unless you have a really compelling reason to use a different value. 

I'm planning to refinance my Va Loan to a Convential Loan to free up my Va Loan again to buy a duplex for house hacking.

Are you thinking this new cycle of higher rates is at its peak and we are going to head back to the 3%-4% range?

If you have doubts get the extended warranty. 

A STR is both a business and a real estate investment.Having little oversight on a newly formed business would make me anxious also.As others have suggested, you should consider going to the area for the initial items(Purchase, renovation, etc).Once you buy 1-2 properties, you can look to unload these items to someone else.Best of luck