According to the county housing authority website, if they were re-rented through Section 8, they could bring in $1,623 each, for a monthly total of $11,361 - more than twice the current income.The GAI would rise from $66,612 to $136,332.Would you, or the lenders you work with, finance a $500K purchase+rehab with an eye toward refinancing based on a $136K GAI? 

It says this on the SBA website as well.   7a and 7a Express used to require a 5% minimum contribution from the borrower along with a subordinated seller carryback to make up the rest of the borrower's contribution to 10%.

Does anyone have any tips, sources, websites or anything really to help me find markets good for STR investing?

Check out the map on our website where we’ve made this all easy to follow.We can also share numerous examples of properties & portfolios we’ve assisted investors with!

Check with the City website.

But a "quick" sale to amateur investors who just paid for a course organized around the guru model advertised on a cheap wordpress website?

I learned a bit about the process and was given info on how to get started researching on county websites and also info on the lifecycle of a lien.

Ive seen some websites that give as a service to review for the exam, do you know any that are reliable please?

For everyone thinking about getting into real estate investing, I recommend spending at least 6 months educating yourself through websites likes this and its family of books and podcast, other real estate podcast, books at the library, and local meetups.

It's a bit of a variation on the Ponzi scheme, and PM owners can get themselves into this rather innocently at first, and it spirals out of control.Once a PM realizes they are insolvent, they simply turn off the website and phones and walk away.