Have them give you contacts/referrals for some of their OOS clients, and ask them how it is going.If "anyone"asks for money up front, move on.

We obtained a hard-money loan from Upright to help us fund this deal.

In my experience, having some basic knowledge going into conversations with professionals, such as attorneys or CPAs or financial advisors can help you avoid slick talkers who don’t actually know what they are talking about.I feel badly that me wanting to do some homework prior to meeting with an attorney was so triggering for some. 

What you probably mean is that you think you can make enough money as a wholesaler to start investing, but that is 1 in 10,000 or more probably who start.

I think you might end up leaving quite a bit of money on the table.

As someone who does this, we actually take really good care of the property because it needs to be in top shape for the corporate client.They usually pay a premium to market rent too.

Hosts were making a lot of money then, but the demand has dried up and there is now a ton of competition due to a lot more rentals on the market.

oh wow that's actually a good sample area, thanks for sharing that, that's going to be really helpful. 

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If not then you need to use financing like hard money or private money.