Quote from @Clayton Silva:If you live in it for 2 years, then rent it for 2-3 years, and decide you want to sell, you can still get the $250,000 capital gains tax free ($500,000 if married) as long as you lived in the home 2 out of the last 5 years.

As Madelyn Morris mentioned, this was just a self-serving move by Airbnb, which is par for the course for them. 

Quote from @Clayton Silva: This is a good place to start.1) Education: be the most knowledgeable agent in your area and start to host meet ups or something that can establish credibility.  2) I would find a low transaction/fee-based brokerage like EXP or a brokerage that does not charge a heavy annual fee. 

.: Quote from @Clayton Silva: Networking is very important but to your point it can feel like a lot of "sifting". 

@Clayton Silva Wholesaling isn’t a problem if licensing wasn’t involved.

Quote from @Jennie Morris: Matthew, I am in the middle of applying with them.

It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

Another Clayton Morris.  

Quote from @Clayton Silva: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: OK got it.. 

Open to any and all thoughts—really appreciate the insight.Hello Kevin,Agreed with @Clayton Silva and @Jeremy Jareckyj regarding pre-approval and due diligence.If I were you, I would look to househack for at least 1-2 years.