I think she should be patient as someone else had commented and continue to build equity.

But you have to be patient, it could take two weeks as it could take 2 years, you just have to keep showing up !

Notice no 3-Night or less stays:) If you have a quality property it will book you just have to be patient.    

The important thing to do when starting out is to be patient and very conservative with your numbers.

So I was patient and would rather have my money work for me and grow tax free while I waited.

I think the best strategy currently is to purchase a primary residence (1-4 units), be patient, slowly pay down your principal, and then when you are experienced/ready, do a HELOC (only if the #s still work on your primary) and then use that to purchase a potential BRRR w/ 20% down or purchase another primary residence w/ 3-5% down, again making sure the #s work.

It's seems like no one wants to be patient and make that investment upfront and wait a couple years to recoup.

If you want to do it right, it is a patient game, but the harder you work, the more opportunities for luck and experience will come your way.Along your way you'll find there are probably a handful of people in each trade who are dominating your immediate market, 2-3 realtors, 2-3 contractors, 2-3 investors, 2-3 attorneys, lenders etc... keep working, you'll find these people, identify everyone's needs, start solving their problems, gain experience.

(also offer property managment for $99)Maybe I just need to be patient until the weather warms up. 

There’s tons of houses and apartments being built all the time and I just feel like the value will continue going up if I’m patient enough (that could just be greed talking).