I met a new investor, with contracting experience, at a local real estate meet up and he is interested in doing a flip using a hard money loan, renting the property out to his girlfriend, then using a FHA loan to buy it so he can live in it.

just curious - is this something you want to do, and have experience in? 

Your commission split will be higher in favor of the broker, BUT it's a good place to experiment and have your training wheels before branching off onto other brokerages that give you a better split. 

Does anyone have first hand experience of this? 

Would love to hop on a call once I start narrowing my search down and to hear about your experience so far in Columbus.

Or will I go through with it and get some money and some experience which I can use later on in another deal?

Just wondering if anyone who have dealt the similar situation and have any recommendations on local engineer firms and contractors who have experience in this kinda project.Thanks ahead!!!

STR that do the best have a target audience based on the the surrounding options that improve the vacation experience.

That said, no direct experience with mobile homes.

The best documentation in the world won't help you strategically plan how to use your 1031 opportunity if the QI isn't responsive to in a timely manner.Demonstrated experience and nationwide footprint I would toss out as the two most important criteria.