I then use a skiptrace service to find the cell phone numbers. 

My advice: it sounds like you’ve built a nice little nest egg.

I have called some and sent out about 20 cell phone text messages with a summary of idea to help them. 

Right now I have a small but growing list with a couple of Cash Whales but I can never put all of my eggs into a single basket so I am using any tip I have yet to hear, like your 24 hour right of refusal, to buff up the quality, efficiency, and quantity of business I am able to perform.

I have a little chicken or the egg issue though - part of the resource I was going to use to look for deals was the MLS, however, I can't get access to it until I work with an agent.  

With retirement sthill in mind I figure if I can save up 2k a month I can generate enough saving twice a year for down payment on a rental property, create passive income there and once I have built a ness egg for myself then start my TSP back up but at this point I will have residual coming in and my debt to income ratio will be low.

An egg laying session takes 30days germination so I watch the calendar for pro-active re-applications. 

I love them all.Linens are expensive, and you need three setsGuests are hard on linens, you'll be replacing them on a regular basisGuests will call the "Emergency Number" a.k.a. my cell phone, for stupid stuff like "how do I use the spa?".

As for your saved up cash: I wouldn't put all eggs in one basket, as this article points out: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10850/76519-do...Aside from diversification, there are various potential passive investing strategies and some have already been suggested by the folks here.

This is the place for long-term goals & Arlington is ripe for a nice retirement nest egg to cash out on later in life.