Outside of bigger pockets, what are the best books and resources to educate myself on the short term rental avenue.

In the mean time, continue educating yourself and don't give up!

The contractor needs to either be properly educated on the 203k or have verifiable experience with the 203k.

I’ve been educating myself on the basics of investing but I could use some community help in finding some smart people in my area with more experience. 

Thank you to this forum for providing some amazing education.

It goes into depth at explaining how ARMs work and how each borrower must be educated on them to ensure they know what they are getting into.Here is a link to the CHARM BookletIf the lender you are speaking with isn't disclosing this to you, I'd read the booklet and drill them on these very critical points of the loan and probably ask yourself if this is the lender you should go with...Cheers!

I would say keep going to school and finish up with your education it will give you more money to dump into you’re investing for future purposes.

Then get educated, fix your property, and move forward - or BOLT. 

I am not educated on syndications so i cant speak on that but from the gist of it , i would like to make a 15-25% return and receive the tax benefits , and from what i understand syndication doesn't offer that . as far as partnerships , My dad a long time ago opened a business with a professor and it went well for a while but then he got screwed and i promised my self i wouldn't join a partner ship .  

Fun and educational!