@Taylor DavilaGiven your situation as a professional athlete with uncertain future locations, a traditional house hacking strategy might indeed be challenging due to the requirement of making the property your primary residence for a certain period.Considering your liquidity and interest in getting started, a fix and flip could be a viable option.

Usually a little bit higher returns than traditional rentals.

On average, homebuyers have saved more than $1,000 when an AOL was used instead of a traditional lender’s title insurance policy.

I’m in the Syracuse area and I honestly think that I’m seeing house style properties move a little quicker in the rental area than the traditional apartment style

Then, depending on if you or your wife have a traditional day job, you'll definitely want to consider making estimated payments to avoid underpayment penalties. 

If you dont have any verfiable employment / income -  you might not  be able to obtain  traditional  financing . 

If your area has public services that traditionally are in a position to put a lien on a property, then it seems to me that this due diligence should have been performed.On the other hand, if it's some private water company with no real public ties whatsoever and nobody ever searched their records for bits and pieces, then I could be dead off here.I'm also not saying you should spend you all your capital on litigation.

Whether it's a traditional sale or a subto transaction, no real estate deal is solid.

I can help you with a cash out refi - I can help with DSCR or traditional lending. 

Although traditionally Florida has seen appreciation, this is not a given.Think about how long negative cash flow can last.