Your margin for error on a house that is valued under $100k is so tight.

**For context I house hacked for about a year after she passed away but couldn't live in that house anymore and sold it.

With your focus in using house hacking, Conventional or FHA loans would be your best options.

I love the Myrtle Beach area.Condos are a dime a dozen so there is stiff competition which pushes prices down.HOAs have their own problems which I always avoid.I would try and buy a beachfront house or 1st row house 

If you wanted to house hack I would stay where you are at and find one there.

@Greg Scott thanks for the mention:)@Usman Khan welcome to the "fun" of S8, where you can rarely get ahold of anyone at a Housing Commission office:( THey are all overworked and underpaid.Reference this for your S8 training and maintenance:https://dhcmi.org/sites/default/files/upload/LandlordGuideBo...

If multifamily interests you, you might want to consider house hacking as a low risk strategy to start.

@Tim Holt, Yes INDEED house hacking is the best option for most 1st time buyers.  

Or buy a 5bed/3bath house, live in the primary suite and rent the other spaces out.

The baseball season lasts 6-7 months, and I am given free housing during this time, wherever I am currently assigned to play.