My intentions are to gain knowledge on flips and real estate investing in general while raising capital to do my first flip/BRRR.

I'm looking for my first right now as well with the intent to house hack.

Does anyone have a copy of a good letter of intent to purchase property in the state of Indiana?.

You've basically just stated that you are wanting to buy it with the express intent of it not being your primary residence which is pretty much the number 1 requirement of an FHA loan (and you did so using a profile with your full name listed).

CF, where investors invest with the intent of earning a profit, is definitely regulated.

So I plan to use those, as well as manage some properties owned by others with the intention of using it as a short term rental.

The intention was to fix up this house and sell it in 5 years or rent it out. 

Our intention is to remodel the house and then rent it. 

And it won’t do you any good, because with that arrangement, which is typical, the seller pays the agent regardless of how the buyer is introduced.Also, as @Russell Brazil pointed out, it would likely be construed as “intentional interference with contractual relations” aka “tortious interference”.  

Replacement property that qualifies for the 1031 is property you purchase with the intent of holding for productive investment use.