Should I hire a bookkeeper, as suggested by Robert Kiyosaki "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"...i think i do a pretty good job myself.

Another week to collect security deposits, review applications, and place tenant is another $21 per month lost.If the price had simply been reduced by $50 per month after a week with no applications, you've essentially broken even.

Emerald coast is great as well.But if I can make a suggestion.

Here's my suggestion for next steps.

I agree that gives a bit more credibility, so thank you for those suggestions!

I would suggest talking to Hard Money lenders.

Reviewed the FDD and started interviewing other operators?

I would suggest a few things: 1. don't make repetitive log entries every day " managed rental, did calls" copied and pasted 50 times likely would be thrown out in an audit for example. 2. make sure you are materially participating in your rental activities. 750 hours is not enough, you need to pass the second test of material participation in the rental activities to turn that activity from passive to active and claim the deductions on your active income. 

Does anyone have a suggestion for an in-person (Denver) or virtual meetup/group/class/etc that could help me establish some consistency and accountability (and hopefully networking) with real estate investing? 

The same argument discussed above would suggest that if I buy a property for $100K and it appreciates to $500K, I need to buy more title insurance to protect my equity.