Thanks to Tarek & Christina, I learned what hard money is, and the pros/cons of leveraging an investing partner, long before stumbling upon BP. 

So I stumbled across an interesting video which was in response to one of Brandon's. 

Hello BP team,This morning I have stumbled upon a unique property I want to house hack and would like input on my numbers used.

Hi everyone,I've stumbled upon this deal that is not yet listed, consists of two converted buildings in a small town, 6 + 7 units on half an acre.

Just happened to stumble upon the movie browsing Amazon Prime.

I stumbled on this thread while doing research on the protest process.

Here's an article that may give you some help making your decision....I haven't read it, just stumbled across it the other day. https://vitalius.com/blog/article/2019/3/21/vitalius-real-estate-group-releases-annual-portland-condo-report/

If you find you're unable to get something right away due to your credit or income situation, you may still be able to acquire your first place creatively via a lease/option, seller financing or buying a place 'subject-to' the existing financing, plus there's always hard or private money however either of the last two would require having 'take-out' financing lined up in advance, which might be a stumbling block.

They know what I am looking for and call me when they stumble upon something that fits my criteria.

I may have something for you as I stumble across them.