Even when I got someone’s cell phone timely communication was slim.

He has had many mobile devices (tablets, cell phones..ect..) lost and stolen.

Here are some options to try and get the line of communication going.Simple enough, try calling her from other cell phones, not just yours. 

Then after that split is taken out, we pay income taxes to Uncle Sam, errors and omissions insurance (in case there's a lawsuit), Realtor's Association dues, MLS fees (so you can look at properties on Zillow), monthly technology/desk fees to our broker, health insurance, car insurance, gas, maintenance, clothing, computer, cell phone, software, marketing, etc.

Look at every property and the first one that lays eggs like the Golden Goose is what determines which class is best.

In our24 years of experience, managing almost 100 S8 leases currently, the average S8 tenant has a FICO under 580, numerous collections from utility & cell phone companies, doesn't want to pay a security deposit, much less an application fee and claims they don't know how to fill out their S8 paperwork despite being in the program for several years - hint: they want YOU to do it for them.Most, not all, are eligible for government assistance due to a funeral-march of bad choices.REALITY: you are trust trading one set of problems for another.You can succeed with S8, but you need to understand the challenges and plan accordingly.

ISpeed want's recording's of calls, which is very difficult to accomplish when, as in this case, I purchased the lead while in the field from my cell phone.    

This gives much better diversification protection across geographies, asset types, strategies, investment subclasses etc. versus putting all the eggs into one basket.The downside is that it's not for everyone, and a person has to be comfortable with turning over control to someone else.

I use it, though I hate it, but I avoid problems by setting criteria such as how much in advance a party has to book, minimum number of nights, requiring either a large deposit or purchase of insurance, house rules & photo id requirements prior to arrival, withholding check-in information until just before arrival and sending it to a verified cell phone number.

It's great that you enjoy your career—keep pursuing that passion, but building a nest egg in real estate too is a great idea.