I live in CA (SF Bay area), looking to move out of state possibly Nevada in two years once my son graduates High School.We sold our manufactured home a couple years ago and now are renting and saving for future home.Thought about buying an investment home in Las Vegas and renting it out for the next two years, while we are not ready to move.

I enjoy helping Bigger Pockets members save time, money and talking REI.  

Now that I am retired, I am eager to: 1) Gain hands-on experience in flipping homes in Florida, 2) Find properties with potential for value-add/forced appreciation, 3) Partner with experienced home flippers for collaborative projects.

We tore down half the home and saved 400 sqft, turned into a tiny home short term rental.

Another approach could be to use LPMI, which rolls PMI into a slightly higher interest rate, potentially saving you monthly PMI payments.

I recommend that you learn the tax code and take ownership over your strategy.Not having some foundational knowledge and an opinion on how to approach taxes as a business owner is a huge mistake.In my experience, every single business owner who says "I just let my CPA worry about it and I focus on my business" is doing a suboptimal job at tax planning.They are likely missing out on 10s or hundreds of thousands in saved dollars every year.Stop making excuses and get to work.Just a few months of part-time learning about taxes will pay you for the rest of your career.

Do what helps you save in the end. 

I would have saved few thousand dollars in inspection fees and appraisal fees if I had known that and I had a friend send me detailed videos.I'm not sure if this information is available in all counties but where I bought in the Indianapolis metro area, I can look up property tax records.

I had been living in a PadSplit and was able to save enough to buy a property so I bought this one and house hacked it as a 4/2 using the PadSplit platform.

I recently had a landlord at a workshop who owned and managed a portfolio of low end properties for over 30 years, he is basically broke and can't retire.