If you're talking about investing in New Construction versus existing houses, and not GC'ing new construction then your lenders won't care about your construction background. 

Be careful with that BRRR stuff.I personally would not do Remote BRRR as there is just a lot of risk with 1) risk of embezzlement with contractors 2) change orders and 3) bank doing bait and switch doing a lower appraisal and/or LTV on the refinance.Most service providers net worth is under 500-1M net worth and I just did not feel comfortable working with them because they would screw me over when I wire over 30-50k checks to do work.

I would think very carefully about ceding control over the investment given you are all inexperienced.

If it really is a good fix and flip, then the HOA should be glad to get someone in to take care of it and make it better for their community.

This can be a useful tool in situations where a tenant is uncooperative or unwilling to leave, but it's important to approach the process carefully to ensure that it's successful. 

If you can lever up 4x to 5x on a $2M property that doubles in value every 10-12 years, who cares about landlord-tenant laws?

100%  Take the money while you won't pay taxes on it and simplify the plan while you are taking care of the kids.

I don't care what peoples' opinions are.  

I have found that careful tenant screening is critical.

If you plan to house hack, I recommend you not to expect any cash flow.Living with friends can work, but it's important to approach it carefully.