I am excited to get to meet you all and thank you in advance for your help and camaraderie:) I have a lot of mortgage industry and customer service experience and hopefully I will have some things I can add to help others as well.

I work finance and accounting for an industrial manufacturing company.I have had an interest in real estate for some time.

They may refer you to someone else they know in your local banking industry that has a product that meets your needs.BestJW

I've also worked in the  home loan industry and have a pretty good working knowledge of it.  

Since college, I have worked many different jobs in many different industries with none tickling my fancy.

80% of the real estate industry is based on a MLM business model.  

I would think you would want to attend the NYC meet ups and discuss you're needs with others in the industry. 

Unless you're some tech whiz with the next hot startup, there's probably no other industry that allows you to make as much money, in a short period of time as real estate. 

As if people have the right to be stupid, get ripped or rip off others outsmarting the other guy.Mo. is not what I'd call overly consumer friendly, there is a political view of big business requiring the advantages over competition and to seek business from the public to include the ignorant or disadvantaged, free enterprise and the only hooks being set by violations or laws or in ethical areas, through complaints.Municipalities have the ability to require service industry providers or professions to demonstrate education or knowledge.

While not exactly the same as vacation rentals, I find it useful to be familiar with the most recent occupancy rates for the hotel industry.