I've had several floor guys tell me this is the floor can't take another sanding..because the floorboards start to crack as they've been thinned from multiple sandings...it's also pine. 

If I were to start my business over, I would definitely choose the path that offers quicker financial rewards.

It was a tradeoff, I was willing to make that I could not have made when starting out with no funds.

Start with your current lender on your home and see if they will give you one.

We are about to start building our first short term rental property.

Quote from @Edward Barrett: New investor here trying to stay in my local market (Dayton, OH).Since I've started looking for my first deal I've come across a few section 8 properties that seem to pencil, but I'm a bit loath to jump into that kind of deal.

Although, rents are starting to plateau all over Utah, if not come down, so just be cautious of that while running numbers.

I’m just getting started and would love some advice on how to kick things off the right way.

Is it required for me to get any license/ certificate before I start renting.

@Taylor Spradley I recommend that you re-post this in the Classifieds section as this will probably be taken down by the moderators for being an "Advertisement outside of Classifieds"...I had my hand "virtually slapped" when I started on BP for "Self Promotion".