@Nikki Nicole as with any city, it depends on the specific neighborhood.

Specifically, there's job growth (Intel, Honda, Amazon, Nationwide, etc) and the population is growing (unlike Cleveland or Cincy).

I think Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor is another great starter book, as well.Once you get a feel for which specific investing strategy you're looking for, there are tons of other BP books on specific topics that can help you dive deeper!

When I'm not at work lately I've been remodelling the house I bought last month specifically planning to rent and trying to find anyone I can learn from and work with.

not just monitoring maintenance requests but also having the ability to send out contractors in specific circumstances.

Set yearly goes and break them down by quarterThese are just a few, could get more specific if you want

What are some specifics I need to be aware of? 

What you need to do is agree on the plans and specifications including the finishes down to the outlet type and say "give me a price for this".

I've read up on a bunch of posts about insurance for flips but most of the answers were very specific to the individuals situation and I wasn't able to find the info I was looking for.I'm going to be buying my first flip soon and I don't plan on hiring a GC, only subs.

It is county specific and collects all data in the county.