And there are general rules that we follow as well (like not buying off the MLS). 

@Ryan Ness house hacking means buying your own primary home. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I believe the seller now has to disclose it to other buyers if I do not buy it?

HMM not sure where you are buying a fully renovated property for that. 

Lots of time to buy houses.  

Investment Info:Condo buy & hold investment in New Smyrna Beach.

So, I found a home that I would like to buy.

I would take that money and do one of a few things with it:1-Look for a JV partner to do a larger deal with2-Keep learning about the market and investing as a whole and sit on the money until you have enough education to leverage it3-Use the money to set up your real estate business and buy leads & marketing betting on yourself may be the best of the optionsAlso tread lightly around the leave NJ advice places like OH, Baltimore, even parts of South Jersey can be money pits where ripping off out of towers is a cottage industry.

When you do buy rentals, you get very landlord friendly laws and you'll never have to go through a 12 month eviction.