Important to note, this advice is geared towards those writing smaller LP equity checks as I suspect that’s where most interested investors reading these forums fit. 

Although I know many have enjoyed and done well from it, a house hack just not for me. 

You are allowed to enjoy your real estate.It doesn't make sense to me to move out of the home you bought just to rent another house unless you were moving states.

I would get whatever is agreed in writing if they linger. 

So that one is most likely a complete write off.

I will write a book if I continue so if there is interest, just ask here and I will give you some pointers.

They should write you a letter explaining the error and that they are going to charge you the additional $400 now.

Maybe there's a way to do this without buying it (parents write it into their will or the trust).

That sets the tone for learning about the future.All the advice here (and there are great insights) will not substitute going out and getting a deal.if you are serious about a future in RE, you will learn from your mistakes in your first deal and you will use those mistakes to help you in your second deal and so forth.Most importantly you will if you enjoy the journey of RE investing.

Even if I had them removed, they still wouldn't have honored their word of issuing me a partial refund.So they told me to write a positive review about Justin, which I did, in order to receive a partial refund of $2k.