It's so hard to find a real estate agent because my purchase price is so low.

When you're qualifying for loans, they're not really looking for how much cash you have in the bank, they're looking at what your DTI (debt to income) ratio is. So

The reason I'm asking is because the whole CONCEPT of buying properties from a wholesaler/offmarket is so that we don't HAVE to bring 20% down.  

I plan on doing the same but my mortgage is so low and I can rent it out and cash flow around $500 a month

The purpose of a 1031 is so you are not taxed on any gains on a property so long as you replace it with a property(ies) of the same value or more.  

I am a New Real Estate Agent who fell in love with the RE investment world, so I’m looking to buy our (husband and I) first investment property, in the area I want to is so expensive right now, so we decide to look in another market that is 30 minutes commute from this location and we are looking to do house hack in this property.

There is so much to learn from here.

Family is typically not responsible for debt, but the estate is.   So

@Brian Cheng - never easy, but constructive feedback is so helpful.

@Ryan Brady my lease says that fees are paid before rent is. So