Work for a brokerage or an agent as some type of assistant.

Yes, it won't be efficient, but you'll have to ask whether efficiency is worth a fat purchase price, unreliability and short life-span.2. if you have a modern furnace, mid-efficiency and high-efficiency are two of the main types.

There are alternative ways to deal with these types. 

Getting this property to be cash flow positive may prove to be difficult and managing this type of work from long distance can be challenging at best.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

With anything that is popular and a luxury there will be backlash. 

There are tons of varieties out there so it must be very popular. 

For MTR & STR use HospitableRentRedi for the Long termThis is kind of what I'm picking up on stuff I'm reading, not sure if there is better way to manage all these types.

You can come out to CFRI (Central Florida Realty Investors) and meet many wholesalers in person and network with all types of trades and vendors to get an idea of the investing community here in Olrando.

I also think RE is vastly more "hands-on" than other investment types, and it is a LONG game.