As pointed out by others, the costs to refi along with the penalty, will take a very long time for you to break even.  

I am doing this completely remotely, which has been a massive pain/lesson learned (topic for another day).I signed a very high-level agreement (i.e. expectations simply say "drywall and paint") with him for drywall and paint work at my home for a total of $10KI have paid $5K as a down payment as well as ~$2K in materials over time, as neededThere have been multiple break-in's in the home, and he has done me favors of working with the police, and boarding things up.

It looks like it only covers on demand requests and you need to connect to a real estate management software?

Its real-time data, tailored for short-term rentals, offers an accurate assessment of a property’s income potential. 

I would then plan to use this forced equity (since I plan to buy a fixer upper) to invest in another home.I have been constantly reading to househack right into the MFH, but this may take some time for me to acquire the money and purchasing power.

I can see this becoming more popular as time goes on.   

., so if you have a bit of time I would look into Wordpress as a site builder.It is a platform that has a ton of widgets and plugin's for STR.

Would like to see if we can connect online (zoom)Also, I have some information from Iowa Real Estate Commission.

Yeah, okay, while you at the same time increase your booking fees. 

got it, but the business entity in question wether LLC, corp, or whatever the case... does it need to be 100% owned by my wife since she can position herself as "full time" investor as I'm a full time W2 employee currently.