Also- helps to check-in/follow up and humanize yourself with the guest throughout the process from post-booking through their stay.

@Hunter HarmonMaking money through house hacking in San Diego can work well, but you need to check your money setup and how the market is doing first.

Would that just be a check or deposit in the bank that we can then use to pay down our Heloc?

Would it be weird to create a form that people can submit their properties for me to check out that would have all of the questions that I want answered, or would they probably laugh that off and not bother wasting their time? 

Much of what I'm experiencing is placing tenants, background checks, meeting them onsite, handling calls, dispatching maintenance to handle issues etc. 

You can also check meetup.com or search facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area. 

Check out LJI Wealth Management with United wholesale Mortgage.They have a construction to perm loan program for investment homes.

I take home right around $4,000.00 without overtime a check, biweekly.

Yes - its based primarily on the property + borrower (credit and liquidity, experience is a plus, but 1st timers are generally ok with some DSCR Lenders, sometimes with a bit of a leverage limit)Check out this article - https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/dscr-loans-what-are-they2.

Have you checked out the BP book How to Wholesale Real Estate by Jamil Damji?