I understand that it might be smart to have a good balance of cash in the SIDRA in preparation of something like this, but that cash sits un invested. 

They will move on and look for the next person who isn't smart enough to figure out what they are up to.It's highly likely that if there was a claim on your own policy it may not be covered if it was being sublet for a separate commercial purpose (AirBnB, etc)... so I would be really careful about making sure you are covered insurance-wise.Proceed at your own risk, and all the best!

Buy low, renovate smart, and sell high!

It's going to be hard to find someone experienced, but finding a hungry/smart person willing to learn and is coachable is not that hard for $6-$8 dollars/hour.

And told tales of people “just like you” who are less educated, have less money, and are less smart that made big bucks.  

My oldest child is going to college next year in a town where I could buy a house for $160k. I've got the cash to buy it outright, then let him live there, rent out the other bedrooms to classmates, etc. And ideally s...

I’m actually just above the novice I happen to be very smart in terms of being good at everything I do and already answered the question about telling people where I invest that’s just for competition that I don’t necessarily want given the fact that all the auctions are online and I’m already dealing with 1 million more people I used to.

Can obviously mitigate access to the property by disabling the code if using a smart lock, but other than that, are there any advantages/disadvantages that you've seen?

My smart move used to be my go to but then I figured out they don't cover my state. 

I had a friend rent from Darwin Homes, they were getting charged a smart-home fee of ~$25/month.