However; if you go that route talk to the offices that are the major players. and see if they pick up and train new agents.

I’ve been doing my homework for months now on real estate investing and now that I’m familiar with the route I want to take and have a business plan together in sort, I think the next step is connecting with other investors, agents, contractors, mentors, etc.

So let's say I go that route.

I've turned my investing strategy towards the syndication route for some real passive income.

@Ingrid B. thanks for the input, I had planned for the whole spouse coverage entrepreneur route till life threw a curve at me and now I have to do it myself and 2 young kids. 

If you do go down the smart-tv route, I think you will be fine there as well however as the only complaint I have as an actual guest in a STR with that setup, was when they didn't provide an account to watch Netflix or Hulu. 

Residential brokers are not the best route, but clearly better than no experience at all.

It seems like it would be easy for a good attorney to 'pierce the veil' and state that you as an individual are personally liable if something happens.So all in all, for your first 5-8 houses, I think it's not worth the LLC route in most cases. 

Lastly and maybe most importantly, find a GREAT lender, especially if you go the BRRRR route.

so you have a sharp rancid stench piercing thru the house. you wrote "a skunk likely" meaning you aren't sure. still, someone has to check it out, either you(free of charge) or rodent control (not free of charge). afterwards you might want to find out how it got in and seal it somehow so you won't be going thru this a few weeks later. rodent control (if you go that route )will have advice on how to get rid of the odor. otherwise  I'm sure that there's at least few youtube videos on DIY for it. though it might take a few days to completely be gone, best of luck.kudos,Mary