Also if there are any forums, blogs, tools, podcasts, books, anything that has helped you in this space please send them my way.

Saying that, getting licensed is pretty simple and like others have said, gives you more credibility and additional tools. 

They naturally cater to social distance with limited common spaces, doors that open to the parking lot, and private rooms without hallways or elevators.

I don't think there is any better risk management tool than your network. 

I have been doing a ton of research and have used some of the free tools on airdna to help me decide where to invest.

So for me, using the 401k loan to get started was an awesome tool.

With the valuable skills and work ethic I've found in the beer industry, I'm confident that I have the foundational tools to manage myself and my time to find financial freedom in the future. 

I was using REIPro before I made the jump to Propstream, which I also liked but for similar prices Propstream just offered a lot more, such as their list automator tool and their landing sites.

This is an important tool for anyone buying a tenant-occupied property.

You can have 20% cash on cash for 6 years and year 7 the thing could burn to the ground and your insurance company refuse to pay then your tenants sue you.So the result will only be as good as the accuracy of your assumptions permit, but IRR and the like are important tools to model various scenarios and gauge your risk/return using the information you have today and your best guesses for the future..