That's encouraging., just need to put on the work pants and get after it. 

My boss/owner of the company would not get upset and actually encourages me to get involved in various groups and organizations in town knowing it will take up some work time here in the office.It obviously costs money to take the course and exam, then I need to find a brokerage to hold my license, correct?

They are debt free (thank you US military) and I encouraged both to buy houses (turn key, no hacking) to avoid renting during residency. 

I'm basically making this post to get some words of encouragement to keep going and also some tips if anyone would like to share.

If the Tenant Buyer walks away from the deal I get to keep his Option payment since it is non-refundable and I sell to another Tenant Buyer and get another Option Payment usually about $20k to $25k.I encourage people to get qualified for financing and to plan their lifestyle to be able to get a loan to exercise the Option.

I love the can-do spirit of this website, but encouraging this is reckless.Get some experience in UK buy-and-holds before attempting it on the other side of the Atlantic. 

However, hearing you say your kids own rentals but went on to work for a company that they really like is encouraging. 

Thanks for responding and the encouragement .

When negotiating with them go over some costs and point out everything that is wrong to encourage them to drop in price

If you are doing this not just as a "2nd home" I always encourage to look at Year-Round travel destinations.