That being said, we have an incomplete picture of your personal situation so please take this advice with a grain of salt.Good luck with your investing journey!

Quote from @Austin Wolff: Hey Kegan, I published on article on BiggerPockets specifically to answer this question for people like you (and selfishly for myself):The 10 Best Markets for Your First House HackNone of the states you mentioned are on this list, however.

Are there specific reasons you don't want to rent them out (e.g. bad previous experience with a tenant)? 

To be fair, I've encountered situations where the Section 8 rent received was higher than what cash paying tenants were paying.

Specific is how I classify loans toed to a specific property, and generic is how I classify our family loan that is not tied to any specific property, so I have to allocate it myself.

Also, for your shared laundry situation, I recommend PayRange.

Without knowing the specifics of the neighborhood or property I would expect it to appreciate the same as other 1-4 units in the area over the next decade.

Do you need an S-Corp depends on your overall tax situation and profit you are expecting form this flip.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

But also understanding that I will be asked questions that I don't know, and I need understand that it is okay not to know everything in these situations.

Be specific...."