@Christian HwangI know it's only been a couple weeks since you first posted but was this thread helpful to you? 

Looking to get into flipping projects preferably in the western suburbs

As for the Florida property, as other s have said, its a personal preference. 

His "team" has attempted to buy a couple of my properties in Cleveland, Ohio using a dead LLC. 

If it's a couple of $ thousand, I'd just pay for the repair and move on.

Looking to invest with Praxis, but wanting to compare their current offering with a couple more. 

I had this same convo with a lender a couple days ago.70% LTV DSCR or commercial were recommended options for stabilized property.

Read some books, preferably those written prior to 2015 when YouTube gurus started telling everyone how easy it is to buy 17 houses a year with no money down.Investing is pretty simple if you just follow the process investors were using since the beginning of time.

They prefer to purchase a duplex in a C location because they have read a book about the 1% rule and/or the BRRRR rule.

Would recommend you read a couple books about BRRRR, that will give you the basics and then feel free to reach out.It remains a great strategy, but you have to manage your expectaions.