When it comes to renewing the lease or turnover (which ever happens first), change it so that the utilities are paid by the tenant. 

Whichever marketing campaign you choose, you want to ensure you can do it for at least 4 months without expecting a return.

Once you close on a property with your cash or the cash of a private money lender you can immediately refinance out and get a loan up to 75% of the appraised value or your actually cost (purchase + rehab) which ever number is lower.

We can meet in person or zoom (whichever you prefer) and you can see for yourself what kind of individual I am.

As a General Rule, my Desired Profit is $20,000 or 20% of ARV whichever is greater.

If you have a disgruntled tenant or business partner, or run into someone who is a "to the T" person, they could report you, resulting in some consequences you may rather not be involved in.You'll want to find out what activities you can actually perform without a license, start looking for a Broker/Agent (whichever is required for your State/local rules), and then start working toward that license. 

Dare I say who cares about "the neighborhood" because you are only going to live there one year or until you get orders somewhere else, whichever comes first. 

I'm just heading out that side at the end of the month and planning to do a House hack as well possibly through a FHA/203k or whichever with a few months of arriving and would love to connect and chat!

I think it is better to consolidate into one of them, whichever you feel useful. 

Pick your market, do your research, find lender(s), then start connecting with professionals in the industry for whichever area you decide.Being overseas – find a team that is utilizing the right kind of technology for you to be able to remotely track the progress of your investment – you won’t want someone who is new to this industry because you’ll need experienced professionals, when you can’t be there yourself, to be ready to handle the unexpected when it comes to flipping.Regardless of you waiting or taking the plunge now – there are a lot of pieces you’ll need to line up before you start investing.