With the savings from the house hack you should be able to purchase a non-house hack home in 1-2 years. 

If I can continue as an agent and help investors find properties I can save up enough cash to buy and house hack.

I would only suggest a property management company set up if you are not working for an employer and are interested in retirement account contributions + deducting health insurance costs.If you are already working for an employer who is providing a retirment account plan + subsidizing health insurance costs, in my opinion, no point in setting it up.

Getting everything sorted early on will save a lot of headaches later

Can it really save time and $$?

Quote from @Cody Holt: Your equity is not a savings account from which you can withdraw for free.

It’ll save you hassle later.

Start with limited funds and use rental income to save for the next investment.Good luck!

@Nicholas Halterman VA loans are great because you can do 0% down and continue to use your savings towards any updates or repairs you would like to do.

You could also potentially pay yourself a salary through the company, which could create retirement plan opportunities, such as contributing to a solo 401(k) or SEP IRA.