Long story short, I ran a small scale mining operation in the beginning of 2017 for about a year. It was more of a hobby but did yield some good profit and I learned a ton in the process. Fast forward to 2019, I'm getting bored with my current job and looking to venture out on my own and try something new. I'm willing to relocate to potentially anywhere in the US, leaning towards WA due to electricity prices but am open to other options. I have the capital required to get things going (wouldn't need a loan from the bank). I've looked at current hardware options and it seems like Whatsminer M20 and Antminer S17 will give the best bang for my buck, but before I even go there I need to consider some of the logistics.

For people who've started up their own mining operation, where do you recommend I start? I'm mostly curious about creating the business entity, leasing (or potentially buying) the industrial space needed, working with the state and utility company to get lowest possible commercial rates, figuring out total load and power requirements, etc...

Any help/feedback would be much appreciated, thank you!