So, availability to assist clients should have been addressed in your planning before you made the decision to even become an agent. 

Make things nice and simple for everyone involved.Start creating your own contracts and you'll need to educate everyone on their content. 

I am hoping someone would reach out to him to offer assistance.

Based on the rental estimates, we would net about $700 a month in surplus income since our mortgage is pretty inexpensive.I'm looking to get any and all opinions as I want to make the correct choice for us and also want to make sure I don't screw anything up if we do decide to choose option 2. 

@Ratna Eluri - First, you should speak to an immigration attorney about the H1B Visa and creating an LLC. 

I've almost hit 2 years job experience for a conventional loan, I have qualifying credit, I've made good contacts with realtors and lenders from my Admin Assistant job in the loan world, and I've saved up enough cash for 3.5% down for SoCal SFR pricing (not enough for closing cost or commissions yet).

When you refinance, you can cash out the equity you created and roll it into your next investment property.

More, it's a debt, whose interests will create you expenses deductible from your income.

It's advisable to create a detailed budget and consult with a financial advisor to ensure you're well-prepared for the financial responsibilities of house hacking.

He explains enough that its compelling, creating flexible pricing strategy to drive your calendar to maximum revenue and occupancy BOTH at the same time (which some say is impossible, but it is possible) I know of Rob too but yes compared to Sean he is a beginner.