If I were to proceed with that purchase, I would still get a professional inspection. 

Because the demand for it will be low.Likewise you can have an older building that needs work, but in a GREAT neighborhood where everything has been rehabbed, and the area residents are all executive level professionals, and it can make your property a class B or A property.

You are wise to seek out professional assistance, especially with the house-hack.

If you are going to develop into a full time professional real estate investor you are going to have to develop emotional intelligence along with everything else.

I would like to connect with more young professionals/investors who have done a decent amount of deals.

I'm sure you've sold plenty of condos to these folks.What's left over, such as the courthouse auctions, usually goes to folks with established businesses - professional contractors and long-time investors with rehab crews in place that can turn your $25k flip into a $15k flip.All of those rule-of-thumb equations you read everywhere are regional. 

@Chris Ellis Im currently exploring the Business LOC option ... but this is a new company with no real history, so no tax returns to say how much I've made. working on some creative ways around that, but no dice yet.Thank You Gentlemen

Thank you, will explore that option.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/opportunity-zones-fre...Pretty significant tax advantage to investing is any opportunity zone but the rules and interpretations are firming up by the tax professionals now. 

Because I know that our prices are right where they need to be given the quality of work, reliability and professionalism that a company like ours provides.