To save those costs, you might want to stick to some year build and older, for example, if you cannot do inspections on the properties that you are buying due to off-market deals or something else that is hindering you (all sellers I buy from do not want anyone in the home till we close).

Get the house hack under contract and closed first. 

If you are selling your house here where are you going to live?

I buy houses!

You can make house hacking work anywhere, really.

I'd second house hacking.

I have my dad’s house (he passed 2 years ago) and am wanting to rehab it & rent it.  

I have found sellers often place priority on seriousness. - Post closing Plan.

If you decide to keep your house, you can do an IRRRL after you have made at least 7 payments on your new mortgage.

-save $1k+ in taxes and fees yearly-can use the savings to get more insurance and a higher liability than the value of house. for flipping houses in California does anyone just put into sole proprietor own name and just use the $1k+ in savings for LLC costs into Insurance or use for savingor am I just being too risky.