I also had a liquidity event this year to qualify for larger loans, but want to ignore this.  

It would have been great to see that money back since it could be used for our next renovation!

I currently live in Irvine, most of my business is in LA, but in the past 15 months I've purchased and renovated three properties in Joshua Tree and run two of them as Airbnbs and one of them, a duplex, as a traditional rental property, but may convert it to vacation rental. 

This property is a full blown renovation that will include: gutting the the entire inside and stripping the roof.

I have mixed feelings about them as do many seattlites,  but generally speaking they are more organized and better managed than the currently available alternative  (tents,  broken down RV or cars,  or piles of cardboard)   ---   I'd trade a larger tiny house village  for an equal reduction in the number of "unsanctioned" campers in an equal radius of my home  (and investments)  any day.That said,   I do disagree with the "low barrier" ones (which allow drug use/etc). 

I'm contemplating if I should sell my house in Utah, and use that money for down payment on a larger multi-family unit in Orlando or maybe Tampa?

It is tough to find deals that work turnkey but you can find properties that need work or can be improved to gain better rent.who did you have do your renovations?

The 2 biggest mistakes I see new or newish flippers making is underestimating the renovation costs and being overly optimistic about the time it's going to take to make the repairs. 

What I learned: - had to pay more than I calculated (WAY MORE)- took a lot more work than I expected- had to compromise in certain areas- went overboard on renovation- etc.

I think investors overpaid...some bought from seminars local realtors would take to California to sell brand new golf course community homes or old apartments in excellent school areas “renovated” into condos and sold for more than the single family 3-2-2s down the street.