Has anyone had any experience with this process?

Once again, this matches my personal experience that the larger, more expensive properties continue to sell better than smaller properties. 

At the very least you will want to have some general foundations set because with time you will modify processes and the learnings via experience you gain.

@Parker BullardFrom my experience, house hacking is a great way to reduce housing costs by renting out part of a property, like a duplex or triplex.

Having a good investor agent will make or break your out of state investing experience.

If you can get a single family home and have roommates, that's the most approachable strategy and will really allow you to know rather quickly if you hate managing rentals or not.Here's my experience starting at 22, and what I regretted from house hacking: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous... 

He used to troll these waters for suckers very hard until I found out that his claimed experience and transaction history was fake.

There's nothing like the experience of others to help you not only sound more professional in the beginning but also miss a TON of pit falls!  

I‘m also happy to travel to speak to groups or provide 1:1 coaching along your purchasing experience. 

Experiences will vary significantly based upon location.