When I emailed they just said to apply first, in end of February or in march I plan to go try and talk to someone to see if I can get better advice.

I work with a lot of househackers and they're typically on the 12 month cycle, rinse and repeat.While the proposition of acquiring an investment property outside of your market in a "landlord friendly" state may sound appealing, i would recommend you stay local for now and househack another couple of properties over the next few years until you've got some more time / experience under your belt.you would need a management company to cover your property that is outside of your market which would not only take 8-10% of your gross it would also leave you a bit vulnerable to a property management company that you A.)know nothing about and B.)you won't have the experience or cashflow or proximity to deal with any headaches that may arise.i would recommend staying local and househacking your way along for now and then maybe hire a local property management company initially to work with your current/local properties to get a taste of what to expect if and when you begin investing outside of your market.

I am preparing to attend their next meetup towards the end of the month and will continue looking for more ways to stay engaged.

Currently, I manage my two listings with my personal Airbnb account, like most do. https://www.airbnb.com/users/s.... 

It's a range and depends on the property type, location, end condition and rental strategy. 

We pay our remote team members an end of year bonus regardless. 

They are sure to move on at the end of their lease term. 

If I act as my own realtor and end up purchasing a property and receive a commission does the broker I'm affiliated with get a piece of that?

The goal is to have 15- 20 by year end. 

You have to disclose all of this when you sell, so you will end up paying your plumber or discounting to your buyer.