Then print that prelim site plan and take it to the Planning department at your city.

What should I plan for to get started?

i plan on having money in the deal.

Not an interrogation but so much to unpack here....No judgement either, I have borrowed from qualified plans and have done early withdrawals too. 

You need to have a plan to service your debt if the rental property isnt working out.

Thanks for the helpful information.I plan on putting up a website to generate leads like you're suggesting.

How are you planning on purchasing the property?

You want a termite company to come back and certify no current activity and set up a treatment plan to pass on.

The rough plan in my head has been to move to Jacksonville and buy a house between 400k-500k with cash so we don’t have a mortgage.

In general, travel for business(education, networking) is deductible if you are already in a trade or business(I.E. have a rental, flip).There are unique rules to deduct foreign travel costs.attendees may have a more difficult time writing off the cost of the trip if they add significant vacation days(no business) before or after the trip.However, you can plan properly to make the trip 100% deductible.