I am going to the islands for a week, so I won't be in contact with her, but that is where it is as of now.

From the IRS' perspective, if you have a full time job, it means that in order for you to qualify for RE Professional status, you'll need to be averaging more than 80 working hours per week, 52 weeks per year.Most people don't have the stamina to work 80 hours per week consistently, month in and month out, and I'm guessing the IRS recognizes this, and knows that most people making this claim are not truly doing this.

Nothing is going to beat pulling comps and kicking the dirt to find threads of consistency that would allow some arrival at value.  

As long as you are following fair housing and your screening requirements criteria is consistent with each applicant you are fine. 

Assuming that your goal is to get off and stay off the daily worker treadmill, you need a dependable passive income:Reliable - Your income continues even in difficult economic times.Inflation-Compensating - Rental income increases faster than inflation, compensating for rising prices.Persistent - Your income will last; you and your spouse won't outlive it.There is a well-defined process for consistently buying dependable passive income properties.

So I think there will always be consistent demand.

However, if you consistently have hard inquiries on your report and a low credit score, you may be viewed as a risky borrower If you have a good credit score, the effects on your score could be minimal, especially if you've been keeping your balances low.

I’m in Marco Island FL.  

To maximize the number of transactions you’re involved in you will need to:Be Top of Mind when they think about moving - which requires consistent reminders.Be seen as an Expert – which requires a consistent message and Evidence of Success storiesGain their Trust – which requires communicating integritySo, start out by listing everyone you know in an Excel spreadsheet.

One question to ask is if this will be enough to bring in consistent Airbnb guests for it to be worth holding on to?