there is no quick return or 'cash flow' right now if you are a brand new investor.if they can house hack, they should house hack. 

Could anyone share their knowledge or resources on how to effectively approach this renovation?

If you do sell, would you house hack or do something else?

One is a four unit office use in a 200 year old house.

I lived here for 4 years and now I am looking for learn more about the housing market and renting market.

@Christine House This can be the downside with investing in properties that have a HOA (sometimes they have a max capacity of how many rentals can be within the HOA, what type of rental they can be, or they can cut off rentals all together at anytime)If you have family that lives in the area, that could be a better option temporarily until you move it on into something else that can work for what you're tying to do.

I am looking to scale my house flipping business.  

I'm Val, I'm a full-time therapist, part-time photographer and everyday creative looking to translate my skill set into house flipping and landlording.

They are selling grant deeds that give ownership to a house. 

I know Florida, Texas, and North Carolina are seeing huge growth but I don't really see myself moving to any of those states mainly because of the hurricanes/floods/and the heat in Texas.I'm assuming the problem I'm having is a result of the high insterest rates, housing shortage and affordability, but I'm wondering if it's like this everywhere right now?