"Drinking the Kool-Aide" to just get out there and do is what some people need and how they operate in all areas of their life.Bottom line, I believe these types of messages need to be balanced with honest information first and then followed up with the cheerleading to go try it."

That is to say if a property is $1M, it should gross at least $100k annually.Personally my own tolerances are tighter than that (I would want 150k on a $1M purchase so 15% to even start digging in deeper) but the closest thing to an accepted 1% rule in LTR's is the 10% rule in STRs. 

Most of them will get some insurance or other aid money too.

I am a part time student with financial aid and am not currently working.

I would need to pay $32 monthly if I were to house hack and having the other unit rented, plus saving half the rent for operation expenses (not taking into account the money for the flip)Financing: I would do a house hack, therefore FHA loan, 3.50% down payment, 4.38% annual interest.Some of the closest schools (0.72 mi) that it has, have a low rating on GreatSchools.org, but it has some nice schools within a 4.0 mi ratio (8 point rating).

Hopefully BP will help aid you as you start in the industry.

There are a couple meetups in the bellingham area, it won't fix the timing issue with your job but it's the closest regular meetup to Vancouver, BC.Do you have anyone in WA state that you know and trust??

They have to be tall enough to see over the closest RVs. 

The closest section of the house to wall is around 20-30 feet away. 

You can Google to locate them and go to meetup.com The Waltham Black Diamond is probably the closest to your target area.Paul