Right now with the rentals I currently have, I will be sorting out the cashflowing versus the non-performing and cleaning up in-house before pursuing my next venture.

VA should also have an option.Not sure what sort of lender you are working with, but honestly in my experience the brokers that are marketed to you through the military aren't very helpful.You still need to qualify for the reno --- basically qualify for the larger loan. 

Figured out after signing the agreement the “agreed on” was nothing of the sorts.

Generally speaking, most states will not allow any sort of camera to be mounted facing an area where the tenant would have an expectation of privacy, which would include the entire interior and possibly the back yard too. 

Honestly, that's sort of like saying you need to go back to school to learn about real estate --- what investor has done that...Looking back at your OP, if you haven't you might want to see what part of your "extroversion" doesn't fit your current job duties. 

Plus a lot of inspectors tend to turn up issues that aren’t actual issues, so having multiple inspections done sounds like a nightmare of sorting out which inspectors actually know what they’re talking about, which issues are real and which are not, which issues now need to be disclosed by the seller and which don’t, etc.

I work predominantly in the investment space with all sorts of investors in the local FL market.

That appears less reno and more major alteration of some sort.

Most would recommend some sort of a house hack.

Not sure what sort of financing you're considering (if any), but if I assume 25% down, that's $30k vs $87,500.