You can look into low-income neighborhoods usually the properties are of lower value, but I'm not quite sure if that applies everywhere but I know in Florida I see it here and there, and if you need help looking I don't mind helping.i would be wary about REO/HUD owned properties as a first time househack.

The vacation homes offered a low 10% down so that was helpful.

Not too bad when the inventory is low, the number of sales is low (like a 30 year low), interest rates are high and prices are high. 

They must be very low odds because insurance companies are in the business of making money, not paying out maximums.

Low barrier of entry, landlord friendly and you can find deals that cashflowI agree with @Patrick Drury about Columbus.

- We have 5 to choose from, depending on the property and feedback.On another note, what is your PMC doing to secure the property against squatters and theft of mechanicals?

I don't know what your space or design concept looks like but for a 1 bedroom beach condo I would choose something like this: https://nathanjames.com/products/modern-upholstered-3-seat-w...

Ebooks, podcasts like @Bonnie Low suggested and start running numbers on every deal you see until you know how it all works.

We invest in Greene County, Ohio and currently have 24 low income units. 

I see too many investors now, put a significant amount of money in rehab costs and over leverage themselves on hard money loans with low down payments, their properties are not selling and they are lucky to just payoff their current hard money loan via a DSCR refinance.