I have family and friends out there and they may also be interested in renting short & long term. 

Seems strange, but they were all installed at the same time 6 years ago so something may have shorted them out.

Next, I proceeded to get my Real Estate license and then shortly after my general contractor license.

Also should I be worried when researching on Airbnb that the market seems to be flooded with multiple Airbnbs in that area or is that a good sign that short term rentals are a hot commodity?

We also try not to go out too far for rehabs so we get in and out in  a short time.

By the last year of our marriage, we had sold our vacation home at a $100,000 loss, lost our primary residence in a short sale, and moved to successively smaller rental homes.

@Chris Moore Yeah you way want to get some short term rental insurance through your regular home owners insurance.

Very long story short I called over 25 prefab places, gave 3 of them deposit and finally settled with Excel.

If you do this yourself you will wish you had let a professional do it in short order;2.

Your selling long term investments for purchase of what i would imagine might be short term investment(s) which may not qualify on 1031.