Even then it might just be better to buy a house down the line unless you are 100% sure you will not move before you can buy the house.Most newbies will do well with rentals even if they aren't the max return kind you see thrown around on BP saving and working towards 3.5% to put down on an FHA house hack should be a fairly achievable goal.

It is unequivocally the best-positioned currently and the compound annual return of bitcoin over the last five years has been more than 160%. 

Are you interested in learning more about REI or are you just looking to make a better return than the stock market?

Tax payer is defined as the entity that reports the activity of the property on it's tax return. 

As such, you do not have potential losers drawing on your return.

You're going to get a 1099 from the title company and that will have to reported on your next tax return.

Left with no choice but HODLing and wait for a return in the market. 

I bought an old one on Craigslist, did a minor renovation and sold it in a couple of months with a nice return of about 50% on my investment.

Your benefit is on a large cash on cash return, and equity through both appreciation and amortization (others paying your mortgage).  

@Franky Juwana, I don't think you'll like my answer, but here it is: you're looking at a terrible market for real estate investing in terms of cash flow return.