Tenants are people. 

There’s a few people dabbling with STR property management but nothing that would make a difference.

In my experience, people with an athletic or military background understand the value of hard work and also realize that consistency will bring results eventually.. every set back is an opportunity to learn, grow and get better for the next at-bat.Training and onboarding:As far as programs or tools, I've tried monitoring CRMs and more in-depth platforms (like Sisu) to track agent activities/KPIs.

One of the best strategies is using other people's money, like private lenders or seller financing.

Moving forward you should be vetting all the people you work with to make sure you don't have spend for what the ARV goal you're trying to hit.

For plans that will pay off later, get into house hacking, save money for a first payment, meet people in local real estate groups and find a mentor, and put money into things that earn without much work like stock index funds or ETFs.

I was initially looking to buy a lot in Northern IL, and my agent alerted me that there have been some scams where people are posing as the owners of lots that they do not truly own, and then somehow potential buyer gets taken for the EMD.

Talk and connect with people who know about buying homes.

Welcome to BP - lots of great people on here that can likely help. 

I'd be more than happy to assist you in finding the right deals that match your budget and investment goals.