Also was thinking of partnering with one of my coworker who is currently doing a flip and doing one with him or multiple and make some profit and some of that profit can go into my own house hack.

Usually a portfolio is when you blanket multiple properties into one.

For example, they might not allow for multiple participants in a Solo 401k plan even though the IRS allows for it.

Before this I was getting empty houses with ovens/fridges never cleaned in 2-3 years, dirty blinds/fans/window sills, having to mop multiple times and everything generally clean but not "cleaned".

It's totally dependent on the lender whether you can do multiple loans at a time. 

Inventory is incredibly limited and when it comes up it's overpriced and is often in a multiple-offer situation.

I Appreciate everyone’s input thank you so much my lowest quote now is $9700 and I’m going to try to negotiate in a auto shutoff valve while they are at it…after multiple points of views so far 10k seems to be the average.

But definitely stay employed somewhere, any job, while you do rei on the side… you must always have some form of income if not multiple flows of income. 

If the market is hot and homes are flying off the shelf over ask price with multiple offers, you should absolutely get it full exposure on the MLS and get as many offers as you can (setting a final date for offers is a good idea and does not have to be entered/set until you get your first or second offer).

Buy/find/create a deal with multiple exit strategies and leverage your skills.