.#1 I would call the city rentals department directly and ask if the seller's license will remain active until the day yours becomes active.

I don’t have a ton of experience, 4 units right now and actively looking for more however I would be willing to try and host something if we can get some traction to get some networking going.

Active vs passive. 

We're always looking for active wholesalers and investors to work with.

That being said, the only thing that being a QREP does is allow you to take losses against active income.  

Former Marine that started investing while he was still on active duty.

Are you actively looking at specific properties there, or just exploring the market for now?

A lot of active investors looking to learn more from the people that are doing something more than they are currently.

Many of the OTAs and lead gen sites, like Furnished Finder, are pushing credit card payments. 99.9% of the time I get a message from FF saying 'your tenant would prefer to pay by credit card so activate Stripe now!' 

Instead of 40 houses cash flowing $200 each or $8000/month, you buy 10 houses and pay them off for a cash flow of $10,000/month with 1/4th the headache.People don't understand the amount of time, energy, and stress involved with managing a lot of doors, especially if they are lower-class properties typically needed to generate cash flow.