I really wanted to be on a team from the beginning to learn the ropes and have people I could meet with in person.Now I am not sure if I want to stay with eXp and be a single agent ( I am confident in the training but who do I call for simple questions, or chat with about random real estate going ons, etc?)

What about a really nice box with weather proofing or a tarp.Or give people a machetee, flint, steel and a bag of rice and sell it as the Survivor Experience or Survivor training camp.

Which may mean little...it is more important to know the person's background, education and training.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

They seem to have a huge support system and training, at least here in Utah.  

Always consider the possible exit strategies before you buy a property--I try to avoid buying properties that only have only one exit strategy or one use, because that's too much risk for me. ...If you found yourself in over your head with the management of the STR (which is much more time intensive to manage than a LTR), or if the STR market stalls and you have too much vacancy, you could pull the rip cord and turn it into a LTR (which would lower your cashflow, but would also free up a lot of your time, and lower your exposure to the numerous risks of STRs)...but if your STR only works as a STR, then you could easily find yourself between a rock and a hard place...know your exit strategies, and have sufficiently safe exit strategies to protect yourself from worst-case scenarios before you buy a property.Having said all that, the househack/STR strategies I described above would usually be significantly riskier, and significantly more challenging that just buying a normal house and house hacking it...Consider these two scenarios:1.

Your broker should have given you some training on this.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

They have a clear goal, have one specific task at a time, can give proper instructions and willing to give trainings.

If you're just going to hang a license and do a transaction or two a year, and you have the training to avoid legal issues, I'd just go  to a 100% firm.