LVP expansion gap, where to start the boards

[Brian Morris]

First time installing LVP.  I am a little confused about the expansion gap required around the perimeter of the room.

All the rooms I'm installing in have a baseboard only.  If you put your pinky under the baseboard, you can get all the way to your 1st knuckle until you touch the wall.  I believe I'm supposed to put my 1/4" spacers flush with the baseboard.  But, I'm pretty sure if I went ahead and slid the edge of the LVP under the baseboard to start out, I'd STILL have hefty gap before it touches the wall.  Does that make sense?..  

I'm an engineer, and overly analytical.. I'm driving myself a little nuts trying to figure out where I need to start the planks.