Hi @Felix Ortiz while I am not a single parent considering house hacking and cannot provide advice, I do want to provide encouragement.

This website has a lot of encouragement and resources for newbies, and helps you map your path forward. 

For that reason, this Court has observed that "the purchasing of tax-sale property is, in itself, a laudable practice, one to be encouraged, rather than discouraged."

Tax-Advantaged and Tax-free Investments are set up to encourage people to start Investing and try to realize the American Dream.

The GA attorney said, "We can do either actually - because you are both the buyer and the seller I don’t see any meaningful difference between the two options." 

Will what you are writing on your body at 17 always be meaningful, even when you're 88 years old?

It seems to me that the utilities are unable to be turned on at this point therefore making a meaningful housing inspection impossible along with any chance of me renegotiating the purchase price with the bank or getting an accurate repair estimate for my renovation loan. 

Since your a newer investor, and unless you have a specific reason why you want to go the Seller financing route, I'd strongly encourage you to go the 'traditional' route through a bank for financing.

You want to focus on one area so that you're familiar with the area and so that you have meaningful relationships with brokers, property managers, and other professionals that will ultimately lead to you getting better deals and better information.2.

@Dave Spooner thanks for the encouragement.