Would love to hear your thoughts on whether pursuing this adjustment makes sense or if I should reconsider.For reference, I’ve included the following assumptions in my calculations:5% for maintenance3.5% for vacancy10% for capital expenditures and management feesThanks! 

For my area, looking to stay under $180k but could adjust slightly.

It’s much easier to adjust the price downward than to raise it.The agent with the higher price likely has a stronger understanding of the local market and property values in that area.

They would also give the buyers more confidence as they're a certified and accredited vendor rather than a mason contractor.

If it's not feasible due to circumstances I suppose I'll have to adjust my situation (find weekend job, move back to NJ with parents, move to a different state with, etc.)All responses are appreciated, and I am absolutely open to chatting on the phone by the way.My view on house hacking is it can be a great tool to buy a house you could not  otherwise afford, but it shouldn’t be a goal in it of itself if that makes sense and that’s not to discourage you from investing just there are alternatives such as the stock market. so I’d start by asking where you want to live, do you want to own a single family home or does it make more sense to rent in a more interesting neighborhood like Arlington, Alexandria, that’s gonna be a personal choice, Will your monthly payment actually be less than renting/how many people do you need to get in the house to afford that?

I have heard of a fair number of college students, particularly freshman who struggle to adjust to college and have to return home for mental health reasons.

This property has some one-of-a-kind qualities namely a nice creek with inbound and outbound waterfalls at each end of the property (its on a hill w creek canyon).I've gotten the septic scoped and certified, well is good, power needs to be reinstalled as property was abandoned years ago.

I guess the only thing giving me hesitation is that it looks like housing prices are at all time highs even after adjusting for inflation:https://fred.stlouisfed.org/se...Housing affordability is worse today than it was at the bubble peak in 2006 if you believe Case Shiller data. 

These are good indicators of quality tenants.You can also adjust how much deposit you take as well.

So thanks to the people that helped me adjust my mindset in literally one day of interacting on here.I went into my Followed Forums and removed Starting Out and Wholesaling from that preference.