It is still ongoing as I write this.

Put everything in writing. 

Hello all, I'm looking at getting into real estate investing for long term and applying the BRRRR method. Potentially looking at living in my first property for a year as this would be $300 - $400 less in current rent...

If you are doing a luxury house flip in Beverly Hills, you will want to adjust the pricing to fit your specific market and materials you are using.Save Your Own Custom Estimate TemplatesOnce you review all of the pricing and adjust the pricing to fit your specific market and the level of finishes you will be installing, you can save the estimate as a template so you can re-use your own pricing sheet going forward (instead of FlipperForce's).

Jack Bosch and a lot of the land flipper guys who teach it like to have their students buying in the high deserts and remote areas of the Western US  or in FLA like le High Acres etc. this is were cheap land is and land that gets traded constantly at tax sales.. the play for most of them is really simple.buy at tax sale or with direct mail.. for a few grand  re-market them for more and sell on terms and collect monthly payments.. 

Make sure you take the step to transition connections from this forum into in person relationships, building your local RE network.

Thank you, and well wishes to you all on your future endeavors!

Florida has very high insurance premiums and some insurance colonies have stopped writing policies in Florida. 

Would I need to write a check to my personal bank account and then get a cashier's check once the funds were transferred?

Need to vet your tenants carefully, would recommend a RE attorney to review your lease.