I want to do this right and set myself up for success in the future. 

Most of our STRs have an office set up of some sort or a spot to work with monitors and we do find this attracts a lot of guests where someone needs to work while the family enjoys the activities.Traveling nurses get a lot of the buzz around MTRs but displaced families from fires (Napa and Oregon do see a lot of these), other work force that can be remote or travel, or other potential guests.Also, definitely use Airdna or one of the other sites that estimate your revenue to see how it would perform in your market and then look at other listings as well to see what amenities they offer to see if you could be competitive in your market.

But I want to set myself up so I have a stream of Income to supplement me when I retire!   

Unless the QCD is being recorded in a state like PA, where they impute a value for the property that approximates FMV, and they set real estate transfer taxes (between 2% and 4% of "value" depending on county) based on that imputed FMV.

Tigrent sets up the seminars where they get people to raise their credit card limits to pay for the education.  

I am setting up a meeting with this specific association.

I have one in Boulder County that I set up for short term but ended up renting it long term at the same rate I would have as an STR because my very first tenant decided to stay a year and offered to pay full rate.

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

I am reasonably well with the numbers, but still new to the whole process, how to set up the proper systems etc.

I did make a lowball offer that was refused so now have to decide if I want to try again.A few things -The area is pretty saturated with STRs and there are newly set regulations in place.