I actually plan on selling my house around May and moving into a 3 or 4 plex in order to get some units under my belt with an fha owner occupied loan.

A space heater and a couple of blowers would do the trick (unless something is still leaking in there). 

Hi There, I am new to investing, having only one buy and hold property under my belt.  

And now this is another tool in the tool belt as I look at investment properties here in the area.

Plus, if you decide to do one of the other strategies in the future (such as BRRR'ing or out of state investing), you'll be much more prepared to do it if you have a few HH's under your belt--a ton of the lessons you'll learn from a HH can be used to succeed in other areas of real estate ...in fact, I'd say that a HH should be a necessary prerequisite to the more advanced strategies (like flipping) for most folks!

Especially with a flip project, there can be many complications that arise, and it's important to have someone in the area that can get to the project regularly to check on progress, deal with emergencies or contractor issues, etc.My advice would be to start somewhere closer to you first until you can get some experience under your belt and become more comfortable, unless you can establish a trusted team in the out-of-state area you want to invest in.

Hello:Thank you @Brian Eastman & @George Blower!  

@George Blower Thank you, George. 

Not only did we cut the lawn (which I preferred) but never did a LL ever shovel or salt anything, and we lived near the snow belt.

I'd like to get some networking under my belt so I can begin the journey.