Enjoy your stay. 

I ended up being cash flow negative.Third, I did not enjoy being a long distance landlord.

Real estate investing is a roller coaster ride and I really enjoy.  

There are a few different ways to encourage tenants to vacate once you have ownership of the home, but that likely will not be the best route given your particular circumstance.  

To supplement your current business, and the BP podcast and network/forum, I'd suggest other additional podcasts like Mark Ferguson's invest four more, and Joe Fairless' podcast Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever Show, and I enjoy listening to Engelo Rumora on the various podcasts.Looking into other niches would be a good use of time.

I would also like to be able to take a small vacation once a year with the wife/ family.I'm just a sponge trying to soak it all up.

I am wanting to get back into the market and make flipping a career I enjoyed it greatly and I was sent here by suggestions of friends to look for a hard money lender.

Beaches - - aka vacation area???

Enjoy it and keep us posted on your progress.Mike

I'm ready to get involved @Nicholas Moffett, as I've been rehabbing my own house for close to a year now and have learned so much on the labor side, which I actually really enjoy.