Also, if you don't have a mentor or community for support as you navigate your first deal, I would suggest looking for that as well!

Would perhaps help you figure out how to navigate and decide what to spend the money on. 

It is not possible for me to overemphasize the need for good advisors as you navigate the SD rules and regs (refer back to my comments on looking for Services before Fees). 

Any advice would be appreciated as I navigate my first house hack. 

No brokerage can help you with the actual sales component as that is a skill you learn over time/already have, but the big ones help with the day to day stuff like navigating the MLS. 

It's obviously a simple concept.I'm a lender and I'd be the first to say that if I'm not communicating well on my end then that's obviously unsettling for the borrower whose trying to navigate their pursuits wanting to have clarity on this issue or that issue pertaining to funding.

It's obviously a simple concept.I'm a lender & I'd be the first to say that if I'm not communicating well on my end then that's obviously unsettling for the borrower whose trying to navigate their pursuits wanting to have clarity on this issue or that issue pertaining to funding.

Next steps for me, or just take it to a real estate attorney or title company and let them navigate me through this?

It's obviously a simple concept.I'm a lender and I'd be the first to say that if I'm not communicating well on my end then that's obviously unsettling for the borrower whose trying to navigate their pursuits wanting to have clarity on this issue or that issue pertaining to funding.

Your loan officer should try and navigate you in the best direction.