What are some creative financing techniques that an investor of her caliber would be willing to consider and how do I present these alternative options to her?

So far I've devoured books, blogposts and youtube videos on different topics, but one that I'm not yet 100% comfortable is the methodology on finding a market to invest on.I live in CA and I think the prices are crazy high right now, so I'm evaluating other area, but need a good framework to select it based on my investing goals.What would you say are good techniques to pick a market to invest on?

We got a step by step here on all the things wrong with the techniques that have earned money time out of mind, and we got a list of benefits for your approach.

More specifically I want to gather information on a unique real estate investing technique called military house hacking, or using a VA loan to invest in real estate. 

We have a new roof, new AC, new top of the line Samsung stainless steel appliances, enlarged open kitchen, and renovated bathrooms.Our dock can bring $1600/month yacht rental (we have dual 50A/30A/20A metered marine electric and dual metered water), and I see house rentals in our area ranging from $3500-$5600/mo.We were originally planning to sell because we could not refinance since we plan to move--but after joining this group yesterday it seems that we might be able to instead get a loan as a rental property if the numbers work, and then use that cash to move and purchase our 2nd property (perhaps a duplex, triplex, quadplex).This is probably the most important deal decision of our lifetime because this is the one that launches us into this real-estate business--I am beyond grateful to this community for knowledgeable advice on our best course of action.

There was a BP podcast where one technique was for the investor to get bids before purchase and then add those as line items to the HUD and get checks to the contractor issued at settlement (with the investor holding them until project starts or designated draw schedule).

Some of the techniques that one sees promoted may have worked very well a decade ago and I am sure that people are finding deals with Driving for Dollars, mailers and Bandit Signs but in many markets they are done to death and actually tick sellers / owners off more often than not.

Below is a list of the necessary skills and the primary source for each skill (click on the image to enlarge).There is no cost to work with an investment team and every advantage.

During the pandemic I was furloughed, so I renovated my house to studs using a lot of advanced high-performance sustainable building techniques and incorporating a lot of advanced building concepts.  

I would appreciate any advice from experienced investors on tips or techniques to manage a rehab process remotely.