I'm trying my best to prevent mold growth, so I asked tenants for their renters insurance, to which he said, "our renters was with geico and we just switched insurance providers this month and have not got a policy active yet." 

I would suggest picking someone with the most forum posts or the most/best reviews that way you know they are actually active!

They are much less restrictive than other municipalities in South Florida that are actively trying to reduce the number of STRs.Let me know if you'd like to talk further on the topic! 

Since this is a short-term flip, the IRS usually sees it as active income, but if your role is truly hands-off, there might be a way to treat it differently.Have you thought about how you’re structuring the deal?

The LLC was used in an active business for separation of the active business from my other businesses, rental for one.

I'm actively seeking mentorship from someone with experience in similar markets who can shed more light on this process.

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

Also, my brokerage has a handful of investor clients that actively run MTRs and STRs in the area. 

Are you still active? 

Your VA loan will be crucial to your real estate investing growth, especially since it affords you the potential opportunity to own more than one property, depending on your overall allotment.For active military personnel, that conundrum of where to invest and where you will end up is always part of the issue that sometimes causes analysis paralysis so it's great you have one in VA Beach already.