We had all intentions of living here for a year or more; however, we recently learned that we will be expecting another baby soon, and this place is too small to fit another child.

Flipping (except in very rare circumstances) is self employment income and, with strong income for the last 2 years, you'd have no problem qualifying.While it's true that some mortgage brokers can and will qualify you with capital gains income, the fact of the matter is that capital gains, by its very nature, is considered to be transitory and unreliable income.The underlying issue is that your taxes are not being filed correctly and, in the event of an audit, you'll be writing some pretty large checks, possibly with some "intentional disregard" penalties.My advice:  Amend your last three years of tax returns to show the income correctly.  

Notify the property manager/landlord in writing of your intent to vacant at the end of your lease term.

I could learn how to manage contractors, budgeting, scheduling, etc. and also (possibly if it makes sense) to renovate homes with the intent of making them "green" in some shape or form, or, healthier homes per se. - I apologize for the long story!

I certainly think, even if your intention is not to be an agent, that getting your real estate license is beneficial.

It'd be more of a hassle, but better than an empty apartment.Do you current tenants have no intent to renew, or do you not want to keep them?

I recently looked into property in Daytona beach with intent to hold and use for short term/vacation rentals so I am very interested in this post!

I guess that's why most wholesalers keep it simple by pretending they are going to buy a property even though that is never their intention at all.

Which is to say they send me a ton of various report and notifications (all automated by whatever software they bought) but it is either poorly thought out or intentionally obfuscated.  

They get into financial troubles and try to compensate for it with your job, start cutting corners, starting on too many other jobs before finishing yours, hiring unskilled laborers to try to save on their costs, start failing inspections, intentionally overbuying materials to return later and pocket the money, etc.