Why ask: Access to consistent support after meetings can make a huge difference in your progress.

My budget will be around $200k but I’m meeting with a lender on Tuesday to go over all of my options.

I'm connected with a group in Indianapolis that meets monthly. 

I would love to meet and network to people in South Florida , and find a mentor or someone who has taken a similar investment route that I am doing from flipping to owning rental properties.Really just meet likeminded people. 

We go to straight to sellers with our marketing the prices our better and the ones that meet our criteria we keep for cash flow and the ones that don’t we wholesale.

Perhaps we can meet up one day indeed, I'll be here for a while - feel free to reach out if ever want to grab some coffee!

You will meet a lot of great people here that will help you on your journey. 

Also looking forward to meeting any local wholesalers or people living out the house hacking dream.Thank you to @Scott Trench for leaving a great how-to on introductions!

As long as you're filing jointly, both meeting the 2 yr use test, and either meeting the ownership test, then the full $500k can be claimed. 

There are some great meet ups in your area I'm sure and a lot of people at those meet ups are more than happy to chat and give ideas and answer questions.