Does anyone have additional information on buying from auction sites and/or living in the Broward/Palm Beach counties and willing to mentor a newer investor on the process?

There is a guy already that removes trash and moves coins around from machines etc, but the seller lives locally when it comes to taking the cash to the bank for deposits. 

If you do go here its critical you understand the community, culture, environment and treat people with respect.

I live in one and rent the other for positive cash flow of $400.After all is done, I would have 2 rental properties.

To my understanding the VA only cares that the initial person that purchased the property had the intent to live there and make the home their primary.

They require the person assuming the loan to live there. 

I live in Iowa and I'm seeing nothing on the web for my state. 

My plan is to live in it for 1-2 years while house hacking one of the bedrooms.

I came across some websites that mention hypothetical health concerns about living near a gas station.

To win as a first-time or seasoned house hacker who is ok with less space, you want to look for funky layouts.For example, a three bed and a one bed is a huge score because you can live in the small unit and make more money without room hacking or wasting space in your unit.