You are too tied to those two decisions, neither which are good in my opinion.

I'm in a space to do some house hacking, and am under the general (unresearched, unless you count years of Zillow watching) opinion that my local rental market is healthy.

People may have opinions, but use what works for you.Finding a Mentor: LinkedIn or Facebook groups are great for finding mentors.

Hey Biggerpockets fam, first time homebuyer here I would like some opinions on if buying a house at almost your max buying power is to risky. 

Nice and what is your opinion of equity sharing companies like HomeTap?

We syndicate to 50 different rental websites, some key websites that are missing in my opinion are: Realtor.com - Another solid option for reaching renters.Trulia - Similar to Zillow, with good visibility.HotPads - Focused on rentals and popular among renters.I recommend looking into the MLS syndication if you aren't using a third party that automatically syndicates the listings.

I'm just basing my opinion on what I've read in your short post, which I'm sure doesn't cover everything.I really do appreciate that you came back and provided an update!

In my opinion it is a BS fee.

They also need to address exit options and items without a consensus opinion. by the way, we have placed a handful of offers with what my wife refers to as her baby investor.  

In my opinion it is a great RE specific alternative to something like QuickBooks (especially with recent price increases to QB).