This is why I always preach buying fewer but more desirable properties.

Reduced Living Costs:House hacking allowed me to live in a larger or more desirable property than I could afford at the time solely on my income.

Ideally you get both: cover most of your housing costs today, and it will cash-flow once you move out under your desired strategy (short-term rental, long term rental, etc.). 

Hi I am a midterm rental investor, travel nurse by trade, lived in multiple mtr on my travels, have a great desire to grow in this industry.

This is very desirable since you can comfortably live with a girlfriend/dog/whatever, and not lose comfort.Buying a SFH, building rooms, renting every room and sharing your room will almost certainly cashflow in most markets (outside of VHCOL cities).

My opinion is he works harder than I desire to work on my RE investments.  

Attorney's aren't working for the poor's on a retainer and it's doubtful he has the ability or desire to pay for one. 

Think on things like the property's quality, prospective value, and desirability to tenants.Making use of an FHA loan with a small down payment is a wise choice.

For those who have scaled to a company that is fully operational and scaled to the level you have desired how did you avoid scaling too fast?

So, the difference in price & closing costs would establish firmly the amount.