I think you got a lot of good things going on as you are your own contractor and most likely be able to cut cost in your rehab..I believe your questions is pertaining to how it cashflows and what are some things to look for as you continue to BRRRR..

What are your favorite resources or tips for continuous learning and expanding your network in the real estate industry?

I knew I was in the right place :) I will keep this in mind as my search continues Victor.

Currently I use Foremost insurance but their prices have gone up somewhat significantly this year and I’m wondering if anyone has a good company/agent they like to use and would recommend as a place for me to start looking.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

I am an " Internal Travel nurse", which means I will be floating from 8 different hospitals owned by the same company.

Right now you are the licensed, insured, have  o experience and if you work remotely off little in the way of hands on at a property.Honestly someone could hire a Virtual Assistant from a other country.I would try and build your resume by working for a company for now.

Hope things improve moving forward for you and in the grand scheme of things, $2600 loss I would just chalk up to a lessons learned and one you can continue to teach others about in the future.

However I have done residential real estate deals in 13 states using various exit strategies and my main advantage for this project is that I own a GC company within range of the property with experience handling large scale projects.

If it makes a difference, the DIL could purchase in her name or in her construction company's  LLC name.