Therefore, I don't have definite plans for how long I'll stay in Oregon, and consider the possibility of someday returning to the Austin area.

I would focus on homes with dysfunctional floor plans.

Trustin your PM partner is important and they will follow your lead, so don't expect them to provide you with your business plan. 

Michelle Wang,With all due respect, you should make plans to be in another business once you're out of Real Estate Investing (Residential, Income Property).There are Members of our MassRealEstate dot net Association that come crying to me about similar situations as yours i.e.

I plan to negotiate the rent and I want to present my proposal to show how I’ll manage the property responsibly.

Would you help is wedding coordinating/planning or just rent the space out?

There are dozens of problems you can face as a landlord, and I feel it's important to have a plan for all of them.

Try looking into zillow/Redfin and see what your potential rents you can get near the neighborhood by filtering the bedrooms/bathrooms of the intentional property that you are planning to buy.

I’m asking because I plan to eventually scale and get into multifamily syndication, and I know learning to raise capital will be a crucial skill.Scaling with Private Lenders: Once I’ve done a few flips, I’m thinking of finding a group of private lenders to help me scale the business.

Quote from @Paul Gupta: Hi, in California, For jobs requiring a license, there was CSLB (contractor state licensing board) which would give either a General Contractor license, or specialty licenses by trade (~60 specialties such as concrete, welding tile, ) https://www.cslb.ca.gov/about_us/library/licensing_classific...My Q: does Maryland and DC area have similar requirements?