Their content is much less dry, they do a better job of explaining the purpose behind rules and regulations, which I think is very important.   

Actually alot has changed. 1 the rules are very well regulated now vs 2009 -2012 when it was the wild cowboy days and banks were screwing families all over the place (which is why my wife and I started doing short sales - help families out).2.

knock on the door with the, "We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way" speech.

I know people who have done this other places in Florida and end up making good money - that pays off the camper AND then cash flows and it is relatively easy! 

I'm not sure how we can do the next few since rule is we can only do that every 2 years.

A wire shelf is cheap and easy to install.

There are special rules for situations when you live in one of the units.Bigger Pockets is about to launch a section where you can get qualified referrals to tax professionals. 

I don't hate my job, it's just too easy for me after doing it for 20 years.I have $50K in savings (separate from 401K / investments) that I could use to start but my wife's motivation is to purchase a house for our family.

From my experience on the financing side, DSCR loans are easy to structure and have a straight forward process.

It is what you need to get started, he is quick to reply to questions, and makes it easy to understand.