I have rehabbed three residences and flipped them as house hacks, but never purchased a building like this one that as purely an investment, so would love help on strategy and specifics. 

I found out about this network after reading a book about "House Hacking" and have been excited since!

After some negotiations I have gotten a house down to 350k, 4/2.5 2500sq ft.

We updated the house to match its low price range, which required careful budgeting and strategic renovations.

.- I go to military training on the 7th.I have a good lock on my interest rate and afraid of doing the mortgage application over again due to a slight decrease in my current job pay but will be going up again in a few months and I'll also be house hacking once I own and solely live in the house.

Pretty unreal.At some point, this house of cards will collapse.

Milwaukee born and raised—I currently live in Madison but I still travel to Milwaukee frequently and its where my family and real estate business is.My faith in Jesus Christ is a huge part of who I am and guides everything I do.RE InterestMy Real Estate Interests currently included, small multifamily buy and hold, house flipping, house hacking, and BRRRR.

Address the leak immediately, once the house is water tight get everything dry and then you can approach the cosmetic repairs over time. 

So if you are looking to house hack in N Dallas, I would focus on a value add SFR you can get under market, perhaps. 

And that educational out, you know, where you get a degree that offers you upward job mobility, where you move into a big house, and you drive an expensive, late-model car?