I am in zero danger of losing the home I own, and am actively working to get ready to buy my first rental as soon as possible. 

I couldn't be more excited as my adventure and knowledge base all started here with BiggerPockets and the fine hosts and guests of the podcast.

Does anyone remember the podcast episode where the guest described a unique/alternative way that they took their profit, after the investors got paid?

If not, I would ask yourself what kind of investor you want to be, (active, passive etc) and where exactly in the Midwest you would want to invest and the people out there you want to start networking with / building a team. 

Btw, in roughly half of my deals I am representing the buyer and my buyers get the properties they want, so I know my representing them is not working against them.Lastly, if you're active on BP and the forums then you very likely know more about REI then most residential real estate agents (who mainly deal with retail clients).

Currently my portfolio consists of the duplex, the single family home w/ guest house we are closing on Friday, and our primary residence which is a SF 3/2.

Does a person renting vacation rentals as a property manager in florida required to have a license?  Are they responsible for paying the taxes for the short term rentals.  What if this person is advertising a business...

I recently completed one in this area that I'm not readying for publication, and the book on financial independence will hopefully be book 2.I do have some specific questions that I'm eager to interview active members on, but I will put them into separate posts.Thank you all for the high level of contribution and discussion available on this forum. 

Just FYI, the funding fee varies with where you earned your entitlement (reserve/NG, vs active) and if you have any VA disability (10% and there is no funding fee).

The reasons being: 1) rental is professionally cleaned after each use of usually 2-5 days; 2) both Host and Guest are given Yelp-type ratings that everyone sees.