We're talking north of McKinney on the way to OK. the dream is so real but the handcuffs of being stuck in Colorado until my husband can take his son (or his son is grown) is so real.

Rental rates are typically higher the shorter the term is so transitioning to a one-year lease would typically lower the price.

It just seems like everything is so expensive that the house hacking won't work.

What is so difficult about all this, making it "not worth it"?

I found a place that is so ideal as to building and area of the city, and I can easily afford it to live in if I have to, but I can't make the numbers look great for cashflowing as a rental for maybe 5 years at best.

Building your foundation (and continuing to learn and develop) is so important.

I don't see what is so complicated that you need to "Streamline: it. 

First photo should have been straight on, not from the side since the driveway is so wet and it's hard to tell if it rained or if that is runoff from the house.Virtual staging is the worst and should never be used.

You haven't stated what your goal with the property is, so I don't really know.

One, if you test for mold as the interior of the home is so cold its condensing moisture in the air -particularly the HVAC Handler closet.