Read books, listen to podcasts, go to local meetups, look and analyze properties, make investor friends online, consume real estate content, go to physical and virtual conferences, to name a few. real estate is sort of a long game, you'll always be learning so once you make good habits the wins will follow 

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Don't be afraid to invest in an area that might be a little fringy but has a great location (this one has great proximity to a popular area (Uptown / 23rd) and has excellent appeal as it is right next to a prestigious local University so students enjoy having other housing alternatives.

Vacation rentals have become massively popular taking even more residential houses off the market.Will prices drop? 

So I just became a BP pro member how can I analyze a STR deal using the calculators?

Just continue to analyze deals properly. 

Calling all Spreadsheet Nerds/People: Do you want to check out/edit my STR Deal Analyzer?

how do i go about analyzing them like a do on the rental property calculator?

You need to become an expert at properly analyzing deals and assembling a pro forma package to present to investors.

I've been analyzing properties and I keep running into a snag in the calculator for the insurance.