I’m currently looking for my first home to reside in.

If the rehab isn't that extensive meaning you can live in the triplex you can also try financing as conventional if you qualify as you would only need 5% down.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

If you are limited on cash, you may want to look at a HELOC on your primary residence to access capital to start flipping or buying rentals.

A lot of lenders can still qualify you off of 1099 income. 

Commonly, these proceeds are used for further real estate investment or costs related to the borrower’s real estate business and strictly can‘t be used for personal uses, such as paying off personal credit cards or any nonbusiness expense.DSCR loans are “primarily based on the property,” meaning that the lender evaluates and qualifies the deal mostly but not completely based on the property’s investment potential.

I house hack but the loan is still considered my primary residence so I guess I wasn’t considering it as an investment property that contributes to my NW.

Any other suggestions for a California resident investing in FLorida?

I believe that there are a few really great zip codes that qualify with all of those categories.