I sent you a personal message, @Blake King.

Others say it could be converted to personal use or considered a “not for profit rental” and I should not submit a Schedule E. 

Personally, I recommend Cape Coral.

I haven't taken the jump into personal rental property investing yet however I am licensed realtor in NJ.

Investors may develop their own personal portfolio of institutional properties across the country.

Have already screened at least 4 contractors, most were personal references.

We also had one where the person being foreclosed on filed for bankruptcy the day of the auction.  

Being new to the area does anyone have any recommendations on Houston REI meetup groups that meet in person or virtually?

Don't forget that you were a rookie one time and your Brokerage EXP certainly hires the same caliber of person we do. 

This applies to properties used for the production of income, such as rental properties.However, if you initially declared your property as an STR (which typically falls under different tax rules), you might have been using a depreciation period of 39 years, which is common for non-residential property or property used for personal purposes.When you convert your property from STR to LTR, it's considered a change in use for tax purposes, and you would adjust your depreciation schedule accordingly.