I have been a shorter term consultant in international development, traveling internationally with every assignment and doing between 4-6 a year; but during the purchase of the duplex was in transition to a full-time overseas based W-2 job with an intention of using the 200% jump in my income (including the tax savings from being out of the country) to invest in cash flow. 

Do you intentionally limit your occupancy rate to stay under the radar?

FA & FAPI presentationThere are a number of knowledgeable and well intentioned people on BP and self education is always valuable but these are really questions for subject matter experts (i.e. accountants).

@Michael Strobel,  A change of tax payer immediately prior to a sale opens up that transaction for the IRS to question "investment intent" of the new tax payer. 

I guess because my intent was to separate both worlds (manufacturing & REI) I never sat down and thought about how my job now could impact my REI future.

Signing contracts to purchase without intent or ability to close is called FRAUD.

The lender will ask about the purpose of the new property and you (or wife) will sign documentation promising that your intent is true and that any fraud will be a $10,000 fine per instance. 

You clearly care, know what your business is doing, and are focused intently on it.

I also use mine in "tent" mode to show videos at open houses and such, works great.

That’s really all you need to know as a flipper. 32202, 32206, 32208, 32209 are not zips to work unless you know that areas very well or have intentions of holding lots of low end rentals.