Im in New Hampshire so the houses aren't terrible and Im not opposed to going to surrounding states once I start to look for more properties, but I am wanting to real dive head first into rental properties.Im looking at buying my first 2-4 unit in the next 6 months or so and using that to "house-hack." 

If starting a new business what skills and experience do you have that leads you to the house flipping business as opposed to opening up a bar or something like that?

Most people I work with live in primary markets (as opposed to Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Memphis, Little Rock, Jacksonville, Ohio, or other secondary or tertiary markets) where the Rent-to-Value Ratios are under 1%.

It's not exactly house hacking, since I'm not renting part of the property to anyone else (though we're not opposed to hacking a duplex if we find the right layout and yard).

Not going to say that I am totally opposed to the cards/letters going out, but I'm not relying on them for leads - they are just another way to drive traffic to the site, where I can capture their pixel and retarget like mad. 

I own a couple investment properties, but both of them were purchased under my name (as opposed to an LLC) due to the simpler process of acquiring a loan.

Market: no specific Mkt chosen yet, just wants to make smart deals and isn't opposed to remotely investing.

That being said for example in a city like Houston that gets flooded ever 10-20 years this seems like a no brainer as opposed to wood framing and drywall. 

Would you suggest contacting our respective council members to tell them why we oppose?

You'll see lower tax rates in Cleveland as opposed to some of the suburbs like Garfield Heights, Lakewood, Shaker Heights & Cleveland Heights.