After many thousands of probate deals since I started (1978) I can assure you that you will only do deals with    sellers who see you as solving their problem and have sufficient capacity, powers and authority to sell…PERIOD.It’s very rare that I post in this forum anymore as I find some of the responses Miss the spirit of helpfulness. 

After a few fix and flips we would be looking to add rentals.Is something like legal zoom sufficient?

This combination of factors has kept housing prices relatively high/stable while at the very same time interest rates have reached a 20+ year high.If Austin’s economic engine keeps running long enough to see interest rates fall sufficiently and stabilize at a lower level, then all the necessary conditions should be there for the real estate market to explode yet again.

Service animals under ADA don't bother me one bit because they are legitimately treating a person with a handicap, but the emotional support animals are not controlled sufficiently to protect a landlord, so lookout for yourself.In either case, they are animals not pets and you cannot charge pet rent or pet deposit.

In addition to assuring the tenants have sufficient insurance, there may be local licensing requirements (on you, not them) for hosting short-term stays ... here, stays of less than a week technically make you a hotelier, not a landlord.If you allow tenants to sublease, you give up control over screening and vetting who stays in your property - yes, your tenants are still accountable, but you could be taking on more wear and higher maintenance with no benefit.

My main take away from the book was to make sure my tenants have sufficient income for the property.

If tenants were great money managers, had sufficient savings, good steady employment, many wouldn't be a tenant.

You need to order the check in sufficient time ahead of the sale to have the checks at the time of the sale.

We have one underway in GA and  our flip is in process already and we do not have sufficient insurance in place.So: I have three questions - 1) short term, what types (e.g. build/hazard etc.) of insurance for this specific flip should i get in place ASAP?

In the long term I think there is merit to rainer valley but short term its tougher.Shoreline has some ADU allowance but only for owner occupied I believe but you can also get a bit more for your money over there in terms of bedrooms for the $$$.The folks I've worked with tend to like split level homes that can be separated to create that attached ADU or AADU unit below and sufficiently add a DADU or detached ADU in the back (min lot required 3200 sqft in city of seattle).