But, what if there is more clean-up and repairs needed than you anticipated and the unit has to stay vacant for a full month? 

We were told that we should just refinance the house (since we already own the LLC) but we were unable to do a "cash out " refinance to get the full funds we need to pay everyone back.  

Here's a complete list of Full-Service Vacation Rental Property Managers (http://blog.airdna.co/the-best-airbnb-property-management-services/).

So, I wouldn't necessarily be sure that you're getting the full story from the neighbor, who wants to sell and needs you to pull along. 

I discovered that QBO has to be the full (Plus) version to support classes.

There is a five year look back where things can be undone, so I'm looking for a workaround.As they will be moving to be closer to more family, I suggested using cash from the aforementioned accounts and the full equity in their current house and .buying a much more expensive house. 

And yes they'll do full install with flashing, caulking, etc. 

Given your objective of getting educated about real estate investing and your two constraints, children and a full-time job, I would not worry about getting licensed-at least initially.

We are located in Charlotte, NC, and here is some back story to help encourage professional opinions.As of right now My wife is a full time student at UNCC scheduled to graduate in December of this year (Woohoo!!)

I am coming from a classic Dave Ramsey mentality of paying off your house in full before moving on to other real estate investments.