Their goals were consistent with mediocracy, I was driven to become excellent.

If you put in consistent and persistent effort over time you will or you'll find another strategy!

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

Its a process at first, but consistency in learning is going to be your best bet.

For house hacking my criteria consists of a couple things.

The consistent wholesalers will post their stuff on there regularly so you get a feel for who's churning out deals.

v=_fCLVapcR2AHigh Point:  https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a26945378/high-point-north-carolina-american-made-furniture/@Scott Mac: In this land of "Nascar and furniture" we have the most diverse forest in the entire continent (western NC), some of the most pristine coastline, several top tier universities, a metro area (Charlotte) of 2.7 million people and rapidly growing, two large military bases and towns, the #1 most visited national park (the Blue Ridge Parkway), some of the most coveted hiking and mountain biking trails and parks, the largest home in the US (The Biltmore Estate), towns like Asheville that consistently make top-10 lists for lifestyle and relocation, coastal towns like Wilmington that are so desirable that they have nearly no land left to build upon, fantastic weather that includes all 4 seasons but only mildly so, etc.

Thank you for the feed back! 

You need to have standard screening criteria and apply it consistently.

If you are consistent with learning real estate over the next 4-6 months, you’ll be ready to purchase your first (or next) property in NO TIME!