Well, there is me and a couple of other guys (he says tongue in cheek) and we're in the 5th largest city in the country. ;-) A fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the people on BP are actually buying.

If you had 12 months of expenses saved up, would y'all go all-in with real estate investing/entrepreneurship path?

What part of the country are you doing this in?

I also was going to stop transfer of up front fee's of 1.5%  $1725 while still on hold with of course and out of the Country so called investor.

assume both 1 & 2 are best path forward (not 1 or 2).  

Sounds like you're on a great path to success.With the house hack, do you not plan to live in the house? 

I train people all over the country on this and tell them that if they bring me a deal that makes sense, there's a 99% chance I'll fund it myself.

Have you considered exploring other paths, such as taking a gap year to work and gain some real-world experience before making a decision about college?

If you do it right, it’s statistically the best market in the country for cash flow.I cash flow $100k a year off 23 doors and have built a ton of equity in a short amount of time.

Diversifying can be a risk if you don't know all the nuances, the learning curve isnt' as steep as STR, but if you are looking OOS, that presents new challenges.If STR is the path, are there places you like to vacation, that is always a good place to start.