While short-term rentals in areas like Kissimmee, Florida, can pay for themselves and offer lifestyle benefits, the ROI typically doesn’t match what I see from my traditional portfolio of long-term rentals in North Texas.That said, short-term rentals can still be a great choice, especially if you're drawn to the area and the opportunity to combine personal use with investment income.

Quote from @John O'Leary: Hey Remy,I'm not familiar with that program, but I'm a firm believer in paying for education. 

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

My mortgage increased earlier this year as my home owners insurance went up due to the company closing and my escrow didn’t have enough to make up the difference so I’m kind of pay check to pay check right now.

Right now, I do have the "REALTOR" status but wondering if it make sense to keep paying the $800/yr to keep the status?

Do you want to be passive (ie give your $ to someone and they pay you interest, or you put the money for the opp and get equity, etc)3.

We typically pay somewhere in the range of $3500 for a new, basic furnance, including install, if there are no other modifications to the system required.  

The only extra pay for guests is the surf-rider.

Taking the loss now is preferable to paying out monthly for the privilege of being a landlord.

You pay for what you get remember LOCATION , LOCATION!