A good tip is to reach out to contractors, visit local supply stores, and check out online resources for cost ranges.

Bank as much money as you can between now and purchase date.#4. 

Just calculate the average price/sqft and use this, but this isn't good because some out of date also get sold, and the likesFinally, how closely do investors follow the 70% rule?

Also, Fixated moved my closing date a few times, but luckily I didn’t have another deal at risk.Does this sound typical?

And this date is usually before you get your tenant in.

A lot of that is referral based or people find my site online, organically. 

Quickbooks online could work for what you need.  

When I did an online search for commercial multifamily lenders, most have a minimum lending requirement of $1M and I don't need that much. 

Hi @Austin Tess One possible idea is moving up the closing date to the end of November.

The only way to answer that in general (whether house hacking in today's market is still a good option) or for a particular property, is to learn how to run the numbers and analyze a specific property to see whether it will be able to stand on its own as an investment when you move out someday.There are a lot of resources here on BP for doing that but I'd just say, make sure the assumptions you're putting into your spreadsheet or deal analyzer are realistic.Make sure the rents (especially for vacant units or pro-forma #s) are realistic by doing your own rent comps; make sure the mortgage rate is realistic by doing some research online and/or talking to some mortgage folks; make sure insurance #s are realistic by getting a couple of quotes for the # of units and zip code / area you're looking in; etc.I hope that helps, and good luck 😊