But this was an awesome opportunity for me because this is my first living situation where I will be on my own (and getting used to paying a rent/mortgage) but this will put my overall mortgage on a 400k house at roughly $2000 a month for the first year!

If you do have to move because of a job, you would be safest (in my opinion, i am not giving legal advice or financial advice), i would sell that property to ensure that you did not just purchase with the goal of moving out early and taking advantage of lower rates and lower down payments for purchasing your home as a primary residence. 

I’m unfortunately in the same situation.

The episodes I struggle on there are the interviews that seem to be either someone the host wants on, or that they were on their show and it’s a reciprocal situation to build an audience.

Multiple offers situations are the rare exception, not the norm.

If you are in low to mid six figures say $250k a year -   you would need around $2.5  - $3M in cash to make the similar income consistently and without significant risk.Thank you, Chris, for your thoughtful insights—it’s an excellent point to consider the financial and tax implications of leveraging equity.

My goal is to create generational wealth for my family and to eventually have the financial freedom to say "yes" to travel adventures as a family. 

instead of seller financed which would be less advantageous for you financially.  

Agree with most here...the longer it takes to explain a situation or a deal, the less likely I am to want to do it.

Your ultimate goal is to create a “Win-Win” Situation, for you and the seller.