However, I will probably buy a home in another area of the country when I do decide to settle down. 

I did something similar when I started I picked 3 cities after doing tons of research visited all 3 and made a decision.When I visited I saw they were building a new monorail in CLT and decided to invest there.Another thing to consider to make your life easier is compare flights from your home base.

So just about 3 weeks ago I finally decided to resign from my current w-2 and go to school to be a licensed RE agent.

Of course this must be done within the framework of the laws, but I believe you get to decide what you think is a fair split, and then offer that to the investors that are interested. 

I don’t see anything happening soon, but I do predict something will happen in our market so decided I want to diversify.    

I suppose I “house hacked” without realizing because I decided shortly after moving in I wanted to move to the city, so I began renting out my home.

@Nghi Le - That is great news :) I have contacted a couple of them and I was told that a credit check was required and that I had to have a certain score in order to qualify, so I decided to ask everyone on BP.

Do what you want to do, be passionate about whatever you decide and chances of it working will skyrocket.

Now I can't decide which tile to put in and it makes me crazy.

This has been our dream for the past four years and as we start this journey together I realized there are so many unforeseen battles that will rage on and beat you down on flips, especially when you tackle vacant homes and decide to bring them back to life!