Im a fix n flipper, and this is my first year reporting income from the business to the tax man and I don't want my taxes to have been reported incorrectly for fear of future issues should they arise. 

There are various strategies, such as vacation areas, business travelers' areas, etc. 

Saturday if my day isn’t too busy I drive to the two properties that are a little farther away.

I think it is a great business to be in. 

Landlording friends is something that I've thought about for a bit, as in general, I think mixing friendships and business can be a hard line to straddle.

Again mixing personal relationship emotions with business relationships.

An LLC is used for business related assets.A house-hack is a partially personal / partially business related assetAn LLC is normally best when personal and business are not 'comingled'best to talk to an attorney to see if you will get the asset protection you are looking for.

In the Charleston, SC and Columbia, SC MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Area), it was business as usual until Hurricane Katrina.

Your relationship with a CC means nothing to a bank except credit score-very different businesses. 

@Rome Gal, btw La Costa Resort and Carlsbad Village Inn both sell the same business model as the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown SD.