(Joining local REIA meet up groups is a great way to network and be around like-minded people doing what you want to do).1.

Lending in the manner in which you are talking about in CA would require you to get licensed or use a license broker and therefore cost you 1-2 points which is less money that you can earn by doing it yourself as a broker.

Almost impossible to do for someone being paid W-2.

It's too volatile, and you can't really control it.

For the flip itself, this would mean a GC or better yet, have a crew there that can handle 60-70% of all the work meaning they are there working on it the day you close and stay there throughout the process till it's completed. 

Whover owns the LLC should be signing. you do not sign the documents as the name of the LLC, you sign them with your name as Member or Managing Member of the LLC. 

The plan was to fix up that house an rent it out long term but with the market being high and I was moving out of the area it made more sense to sell at time. 

We do this for the busy season, then allow to trail off late in the year.

My lease agreement informs them that I expect them to do this and I have instructions this, and they have asked me for these very instructions, which I have yet to create.  

To my understanding, there is an area the the villages is putting its name on that is not 55+ but I am not sure when this will get developed.