I have read quite a few alternatives to using your own money as you mentioned above "There are ways to invest with none of your own money, but those strategies are challenging to implement with no REI experience or a network of buyers and sellers."

They have that piece on their team.The rehab is BRRRR graveyard, especially if one of these fly by night contractors has their hands in the money, the labor, and the materials. 

Contractors don't always know their numbers; will do work out of order to get paid; bail when they run out of money; and steal materials from your projects; how to stain and finish stairs.

That's one for the guys who can get in there after work and weekends and rehab themselves for just material costs and no labor costs. 

Yes, you get that first rent check dopamine hit, and maybe the second and third months get paid, but then things begin to slip and signs of your prior hesitancy over a 580 credit score start to materialize.  

Insurance is quite strict on things like a roof over 15 years old, really old electrical, and certain types of asbestos-containing siding materials.6.) understand whether or not you'll be inheriting tenants with the purchase.  

Combined with higher interest rates and material costs and I don't think it will be long until everyone sees the fallout from these policy errors. 

Though I have never took any college classes about real estate, but I feel, whatever they teach are in the colleges, is the same material you"ll probably learn by watching a YouTube video, or reading a book.

House hacking with MTRs (30+ day stays) offers solid tax benefits, depreciation, pro-rata deductions, and no self-employment tax, but lacks the aggressive STR loophole advantages.Key Tax Differences:MTRs are passive (Schedule E); losses can’t offset W-2 income unless you qualify as a Real Estate Professional (REP).STRs (<7 days) allow losses to offset W-2 income if you materially participate, even without REP status.MTRs face fewer IRS red flags, and you still benefit from depreciation and deductions.MTR house hacking is tax-efficient but less powerful than STRs for offsetting active income unless REP rules are met.

Alternatively, hire an attorney to do this for you.You should have a very strong case with an expired lease since the tenants have no right to be there.