If you can take a proportion of your cash and dedicate to strict appreciation (like the stock market), that would be a good move. 

Or if I am strictly investing & not planning on using my license to help others purchase homes is it even worth it to have the education, access to upcoming available properties, connections, etc associated with getting my license or best to just work with a realtor when needed? 

So do not budge, do not get in your feelings and treat this strictly like a business. 

Also you need to know inspectors in this town are super strict and a pain at times.

It is a very strict procedure through.

I’d love to be able to see 40-50k through strictly rental income.

Some lenders are more strict than others, but if you're able to secure a lease on your current home before the COE you should be able to make that work.

For my example, with those specifics in mind, I'd be losing 30 dollars a month if I was strict about not touching reserves, although realistically with my actual situation and charging the correct rent, I would have a positive cashflow.

Hi Joe, that's great... are you doing any STR  or strictly yearly.

@Connor Williams Are you planing to buy strictly as an investment property or a house hack?