Have they ever been in your shoes, and truly understand what it is that you (as an investor) are looking for? 

I wore a tyvek suit , old shoes , a hat and gloves , duct tape around the sleeves and pants legs .

No but make sure whichever spouse it is follows all of the criteria for the REPS (Real Estate Professional Status) designation by meeting the min hours and accounting for their material participation. 

Anyways i wouldn't say it is I do it myself and as long as you have permission from the investor to rep them?

Even if you rep your own leasing, most corporate tenants will have a tenant rep broker and it is standard in commercial real estate for the landlord to pay those commissions.

agreeing that regulation is needed - and a mention of a state rep who has filed for more regulation and TAXATION of short term rentals. 

House hack then move out to repeat.2. move to PA to HH a 2 unit, rent out one unit as an Airbnb3. buy a new townhome and Airbnb the rooms to help pay for the house4. try a move to NC and buy a single fam. add value by adding an adu and renting out rooms on Airbnb to help pay for the house.what would your move be if you were in my shoes?

The relatively low population is going to put this property in the rural bucket, which will be objectionable for some lenders.Given the above two points, you'll likely need to speak with a larger number of lenders than a real estate investor who is looking at a straightforward SFR in a well-populated area.Nonetheless, please see below for a few ways to curate a list of HMLs.1) BiggerPockets --> Network --> Hard Money Lenders --> Filter by state (Michigan)2) Local REIA/meetup events, where you can get referrals from local investors and network with HML reps.3) Google "Hard money lenders Rockford, Michigan" and explore the results.Best,Michael

(I do my own)If the numbers make sense, make friends with a title rep..  

Have you had a title rep pull you a pre-lim report versus a quick title search?