New roof, New flooring, New AC, New water heater and other appliances, fixed pool, general cosmetic rehab in bathrooms and throughout house.

I'll speak to the morning ritual........my morning routine is A1.....and has helped lead to my overall success........I'm up at 430......pray....meditation.....affirmation notebook and gratitude journaling......Journaling...... off to the gym....I actually have a night routine that I just started as well.......yoga then 25 mins of reading a physical book......

Purchased a SFH that needed tons of cosmetic updates. took advantage of the crazy market value increase in 2021 and sold for massive profit.

Wouldn't these fall under routine maintenance in which case deductible against the rental income? 

Your next practical step is to connect with an investor-focused real estate agent down in Columbus, GA who has either house hacked before or routinely helps clients acquire such properties.

He showed me the house and it's in decent shape - a few units could use some cosmetic updating but overall it could be a turn key purchase.I already have an FHA loan under my name and my lender is telling me the best options I currently have are:1) A non-occupant co-borrower loan - 20 year amortization, 20% down, current rate around 5.375%2) A commercial investor loan - 30 year amortization, 25% down, current rate around 5.375%I haven't discussed a price with the owner yet but I'm thinking he will ask between $500-$600k, hopefully on the lower end.

I’m sure I could get approval for a place with cosmetic damages, but definitely not much more than that.

The extra 3k is for any cosmetic upgrades or repairs that I make to add some value although that isn't the main goal with this house hack.

Cosmetic, full flips, new builds? 

Ideally a value add deal that is move-in ready, but needs some cosmetic work.Then after living in your first home for 6 months and studying different markets, deploy the rest of your capital into another market where the barrier to entry is lower.