I looked at numerous live-in flip opportunities.

That was just one of my properties and I now have multiple in different vacation locations.  

So on numerous occasions, I have expressed my concerns about staying within my budget.Now on top of this, the property manager let the pipes freeze and they leaked and the boiler also cracked which I was told to file an insurance claim.

You should read through some of these numerous posts on this topic.

IMO here's the differences between the areas you mentioned:1.

Of course, your "L" and his "L" probably stand for different names, but they are easy to remember nonetheless. 

Read every book you can on different niches of investing, at least one per month.

The issues we’ve had have all been due to ACH info not transferring seamlessly between servicers after the loans have been sold to different banks or switched to different servicing companies.

please send me a case example I'd love to read. that's one appraisal. the knowledge I have as a licensed general contractor working with investors from 5 cities at a time all over the country buidling 3 different floorplans I would say trumps one ADU you read about online 

I'm already familiar with some of the basics of how the markets differ, but I'd be curious to hear what some of you have experienced in regard to any unexpected differences between them.