Say you think it’s $230k for instance, you’re comfortable with that, neighbor is comfortable with that because you’re “saving money”.

But you cant really start in a market without a handle on the how and expect to feel comfortable buying something.

Waive as many contingencies as you can/are comfortable with ie: home inspections, appraisal (at least up to a certain amount).

You need to find what makes you most comfortable.

Andrew I am not comfortable to give a rent estimate without having seen the street and the unit in person. 

I’m also not so comfortable in taking a 5 million dollars loan and going on a buying spree.

If working with real estate agents at this early of a stage in my learning, I don't want to waste any agent's effort but I do want to garner more experience and comfort in the process so I'd like to pick anyone's brain.

I know typically with courthouse auctions it is a very quick turnaround (maybe 24 hours) from when your offer gets accepted to when the payment is due and you close so you will have to be comfortable with the added risk of not being able to do much due diligence, or will have to scramble to quickly verify you are buying a clean title and to produce the cash for purchase if you don't have it already liquid.

I am reading and studying real estate investing for the time I’m still in and feel comfortable jumping right into house hacking once I’m out.

SBA lenders would also feel more comfortable that I own real estate that they can use as collateral against the SBA loan. 4) Use the cashflow of the business to pay back the HELOC, and build back equity in the house over time.5) Use leftover cashflow to cover living expenses and reinvestment.Am I thinking this through correctly?