There are lots of experienced property owners, lenders, real estate agents, attorneys, tax experts and more here so don't be shy to ask questions and I'm sure an expert in that field will be able to help.

Please help.

As long as you are clear with the agent they will help get you in the right policy.

These are the tools at your disposal that will help you avoid liability.

And although it may be very nice of you to want to help traveling nurses, that may be a misguided model for your business.

I've considered dropping everything that I'm doing and starting fresh in a new job that will help me learn more.

For this dependable brain trust: Please help me in finding a RE lawyer/ expert on easements. 

It was a really helpful strategy!

I was curious if anyone has recommendations for investor groups or networking clubs that can help me invest out-of-state.

You'd just need to check with the lenders what they allow up to.Having experience (completed rehabs in the last 3-years tends to be what most lenders look to qualify as experience) will help you reduced your down payment all the way down to 0% in some cases for extremely experienced investors.