Of course the finish out choices and the area that your property is in may affect how quickly it sells and at what price but as long as your documentation is tight you should be good. 

I'm mostly looking for a starter home to be able to pay off quickly and become more financially independent and as a result I'm on a pretty tight budget of 50K-100K.

@James BitakisThe number looks tight.  

I would personally hold tight at $345K.

to be competitive  - get 100%  pre approved with a lender using whatever hypothetical scenario you want to use so that you are prepared to provide a tight / strong  offer to a seller when needed ….consider making the  closing period  as short as possible and  try to get some money earmarked to  provide as  your earnest money deposit 

It's a great way to cause everlasting problems and alienate your family.IMO have your girlfriend tell her parents that she needs to rent the property out for a profit because money is tight.

The hole to get in there is only about 20 by 40 so it is a tight squeeze.

I have great respect for J Scott but with labor rates and availability in Utah right now that would be a real tight budget.

Margins are extremely tight in areas I'm interested in flipping.

. - the current trend of businessmen in suits wearing pants that look uncomfortably tight and show a lot of sock between the tops of their shoes and bottom of their pants.