There are many, many tools out there that you can use that don't require a real estate license.

My husband was able to consolidate and re-finance the debt after we executed the deal but this was only possible because we bought a VERY modest property of 70k as a learning tool to really see what buying a home in CR would be like. 

So I just rcvd a rental application from Zillow and the credit score is showing 714 which sounds good... BUT there have been 24 late payments with the last late payment made in Nov 2024 and  0 paid on time. There's a ...

Airdna is a good resource and tool, but I wouldn't rely solely on that platform for data.

You have to go with what works for you but please be sure your software or research tools are not erroneously bending into what you wanted to result to be. 

Section 8 is best used as a risk mitigation tool for properties in super low income, high crime areas.

Or do you use another tool to search for properties? 

Use tools like AirDNA or Mashvisor to provide market data on projected rental income and occupancy rates, and make sure your lender works with appraisers familiar with short-term rentals.

Just a follow up question, were you utilizing debt to invest, I have always been taught since a young age to try and not utilize debt (I come from a family of stock market investors, traditional business owners) where debt is not utilized as frequently which I obviously understand debt can be a very powerful tool and utilized in a great way its just something I want to avoid with my investments to an extent any suggestions for investing without debt or as little as possible. 

I stumbled upon Deal Machine as a tool to aid in the process.