At present, I do not have full access to MLS data, though I do intend to obtain my real estate license in the near future.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Understand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

If you do more than one unit this way make sure you don't need a boarding house license in your town. 

Investors should therefore exercise significant care when choosing their Qualified Intermediary because of the critical role the company will play in the administration of their 1031 Exchange transaction.It is extremely important to note that 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediaries are generally not required to be licensed, regulated, audited or otherwise monitored by any regulatory body.

That will require that wholesalers become licensed agents.

I have looked at Hopatcong however despite allowing STRs, it has language that requires the STR to be the principal residence of the owner as indicated by something such as a diver's license.

All require the "lender" to be licensed in the state, for borrower to have no mortgage lates or hiccups, have different rules and change the rules whenever their investors (not government MBS these are big guns investment firms with pulse of the location where your property sits) see clouds in the sky.

I’m pretty sure In Las Vegas proper you’ll need a license (which you probably won’t get by year end.)  

I'm also a licensed realtor and can help you search for a good deal if you don't already have an agent.

I would be fine with non-licensed door openers who were background checked.