Mid last year I came across biggerpockets, have been learning about REI and am thinking house hacking maybe the place to start for me.

You're starting from the wrong end.

If you get all the systems in place, the hourly work is not that much, but just starting, it will be significant.

I started letting them know the requirements upfront.

that my be your best bet to start with

I just recently, June 3rd, started a W2 role. 

I would start with the comparables in the area.

In the meantime I’m all about growing my portfolio and connecting with others and I’ve just quit my full time job to focus on my real estate and work on growing my portfolio and starting to do more work in my portfolio as I’m able to.

Anyways, I’m looking for some help thinking through this before I start talking to brokers.

Start the eviction process on the first available date, every time.