I guess where you guys live, it is not required to have a Mold Remediation Company do the work?

Again, it looks like you have already started to do most of this which is great.If you have the flexibility and given you've already indicated a desire for a SFR or Small Multi...I'd buy a small multifamily and live in one side and rent the others.

I live in one side with my partner and rent out the other side (along with an RV garage that is on the property).

Jerry, I live in Myrtle Beach and am a Real Estate Agent here.

If you can handle a high-intensity environment (many times without adequate staffing) like an ICU, you can handle RE investing.

The common legal reasons to not renew the tenant are to move in family or to do a rehab large enough that tenant cannot live in the unit.  

Where else have you lived and where do your closest friends and family live, maybe someone you wouldn't mind partnering a little with for boots on the ground?

I live on 5 acres and have plenty of space to build this rental.

We live in San Diego and have been saving up to invest in our first property.

Currently living in it, but will be STR in 1-2 years.