It’s definitely disappointing, but for my first live in flip/house hack, I think it would be better to start with something that won’t leave me overwhelmed.

See if they have any special programs.)Don't be disappointed if they want you to have another $10,000 or a longer work history or if they seem skeptical about your ability to be a new landlord. 

I still will likely/possibly live in it, and that's what's disappointing. 

On the other hand investors fail a lot by not setting expectations of PMs and then being disappointed at the result when it was never clear.

Back then they had tons of good deals but something changed and their inventory became disappointing.

By next month I will be up to 3200 if Those 2200 are distressed sellers Whatever you do don’t get disappointed if your first mailing doesn’t get any real seller responses.

For out of state folks who are not familiar with Texas HELOC rules, we have a regulation where your CLTVon your home cannot exceed 80%, meaning that today if I wanted to take out a HELOC on my home, I would only be given access to 3% of the equity (a disappointing $6000-ish).

Yes, it's disappointing, but ultimately it's your investment and you are the one responsible for the property. 

Just because a tenant is the one paying the utility bill should not stop a conscientious investor from "greening" their properties.I always cringe when all folks do is complain about low-flow shower heads and their disappointments with unattractive LED lighting.

Absolutely disappointing coming from investors.In the end, I hope this answers the OPs question.