A good broker would already know ahead of time which lenders to approach and how to present your deal.  

That being said it never hurts to use the best savings vehicle possible.

I didn't even find BP until I had 5-6 units.In short, if you wanted to attend something for a few hundred bucks, go ahead, just be wary of everything else and never pay thousands.

Also keep in mind rural usually means lower quality tenant pool and guaranteed higher vacancy rates.What are your vacancy/eviction estimates and legal, advertising, accountant, utilities while vacant, office, vehicle etc. 

You don't want contractors getting either ahead or behind on payments.

. $2400/month rent is too low on a $300K property.If you sell and invest in a mutual fund at 7% and would be farther ahead earning $22K per year without the headaches of tenants.

I know for fact I have a great opportunity ahead and would like to maximize its potential & find a great strategy to making this work.

Also if you are not the property owner, you may have some additional issues with subleasing as an Airbnb.Just make sure to look into all the details ahead of time and ensure your agreements with the seller allow you to sublease and market the property for rent/airbnb.  

If there is no yard I would go ahead and do the master bath.

Scott Trench, that's my worry, the higher interest rates and shorter terms scare me because 1) it might kill the cash flow and 2) I rather not be vulnerable to higher interest rates that are likely to be a reality in the years ahead (shorter terms/balloon payments scare me a bit bc of that).