Understanding lending and products available can help generate tax-free cash, repeatedly.

The cash out does depend on a few things like neighborhood appreciation with strong sales or renovate and refinance on the ARV (After renovation value).When you buy a 2-4 unit you get to use the rents of the other doors as income to help you qualify.

I've helped my sellers find rentals in between homes or help clients' kids find a rental, so I've dealt with MLS rentals, but I don't normally handle them. 

Hey @Lisa H.Checking AirBNB and VRBO to see what other STRs are bringing in will help.

If you ever need a hand with funding, I’d be happy to discuss hard money options to help you reach your goals.

Relationship building.If you have a reciprocal relationship with another investor with a SIDRA, you can loan them money to help them grow their real estate business and they can lend you money to help you grow yours, without the crushingly brutal rates of some hard money lenders.

There are a whole lot of factors and differences among the options, even among lenders that fall under the "private lending" umbrellaSharing an article published last year that maybe can help and provide some more insights:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/dscr-loans-terms-to-know

Need more experienced help. 

I am interested in making connections, learning new ideas on how to improve our properties, offering help where I can, and of course, finding more properties. 

I'm sure insurance specialists on BP will chime in with helpful information.I'd recommend seeking another opinion from an insurance agent who can list and explain coverage options.