Even help with after you get your property with calls that help you manage the property manager!!

Based on my calculations, even with a low down payment, I can achieve positive cash flow (with aggressive enough house hacking).

You can live in your own space and rent out the others.You may even find a house hack.

licenseI...It's one thing to have your contractor's license revoked for 7 legal actions, it's even worse when you don't make amends when you clearly can.

I will use the 2 weeks off I have every month to researchI have owned a rental property in the past and it was extremely lucrative for me, and I didn’t even know what I was doing then haha! 

Those failures are  more negligent than a PM allowing a guest who paid with expectation to stay at the house to remain there in the middle of winter when they arrived on a Friday evening as you described.For now you will have to rely upon insurance, I don't believe the PM acted unreasonably given the circumstances.

Austin, even with a loan from a lender for a property, you will still need to bring money to the table. 

Since you have more time than capital right now, consider side hustles like Airbnb co-hosting, property management for other investors, or even leveraging your nursing background to consult for mid-term rental owners.

Insurance is now a big factor in the expenses of investment properties, even here in Reno, NV there are areas that have had large increases for single and multifamily properties.

I'm excited you are here and ready to grow your business even more!