Read more books and listen to MFR podcasts.Join some free Facebook groups and or Find your self a mento.Let me know if you need any recommendations. 

I also look on sites such as Forbes and Business Insider about the best markets however, I would prefer to be more self sufficient than relying on blog posts from entrepreneur sites.

This is a relatively cheap but very effective way to seal penetrations through foundation walls that we use in all of our projects.

I will be self-performing most of the work for the first 2 or 3 and subcontracting work I cant do. 

Depending on his involvement other than providing the cash you need and it will probably effect his profit split to do the deal. 

-My numbers are kind of inconsequential because I self manage and run my own rehabs.

The Houston ones would hopefully give me:a. positive cashflowb. enough equity that a 10% market correction would not effect me (if and when that happens)My primary residence was bought in 2011 at the low as a short sale with some robo signing agreement so I did not pay any closing costs.

There are 2 main tax reasons why you will want to use an S-corporation.1) Flipping houses either individually or through an LLC will generate self-employment income, which is subject to a 15.3% tax. 

That doesn’t even begin to touch on the other options; notes, syndications, trailer parks, self-storage, industrial units, retail..It can get overwhelming.

My thought is that if there is a lease in effect, the new owner would not be able to raise the rent until the lease ends.