I apologize that this is far from brief, but I earnestly appreciate every bit of help, and thank you for even just reading the postComing this next year at Purdue University I would like to house hack somewhere in order to start my financial house ASAP and be financially independent by the time I start a family.

Evaluate the deal independent of the seller financing offered. 

If you have low or no leverage on a property you can always do a quick refi and purchase the next good deal when it comes up independent of the 1031.  

Please correct me if I'm wrong...I am waiting to get to my next assignment to get started on any purchases, but until then I am using the blogs and the financial independence blueprint to get educated.

Really appreciate that there's a community of people dedicated to this as it seems like the most clearly defined path to some semblance of financial independence.

They will do their job independently.

In no way shape or form is the wording intended to be a vehicle where lenders can argue value with appraisers as, which ought to be obvious to any unbiased party, that would be a blatant act of impeding appraiser independence - an appraisal is not a debate.And by the way, the law reads "any person".

Until this world is filled with proudly independent learners and people who are confidently about their stellar research skills, I think we're stuck with gurus, shills, and stooges.

You should do an independent analysis of the situation and determine if its worth going after them.

Also, Texas has the best homestead protection laws in the country so owning your own home is a pivotal first step to financial independence.