I was simply answering the question based on if you do use carpet what is a good color?

To do short-term rental, you need locational amenities and house amenities to win and that price point won't get there.Because with an STR I can write off  expenses against my W-2 income ( I expect a loss the first year) if it's an average 7 day stay or less.

If this is your dream retirement place, perhaps you use the LTR to simply subsidize your purchase even if it's not fully cash-flow positive. 

this is old  tried and true method of simply having you pay them to get credit cards .. there is no need to pay for this service.. unless you want to of course.. there is no magic bullet ut there that is going to give you credit and financing unless you actually qualify for it.But zero interest credit cards are used by some to do rehab and then pay them off issue is though your fico score drops like a rock the second you take on all these CC.Also starting out there is zero chance of getting any kind of business line of Credit that is unsecured.

I really want to buy my first home in the next year however with my current visa---which only lasts around 2 years---I am unsure whether I will be winning the lottery to receive my H1B visa as of now.

We’ve all agreed that living together would be a win-win: they get to gain independence, and I get to start my real estate investment journey.

I don’t see how he could simply independently come up with such a high price without discussing it with me first. 

Addendums a very typical in real estate and I have written hundreds, if not thousands.2) Good luck winning that fight...

What that means is that if you win, they let you win and they didn't want the property of they bid you up.These are the basics, but I think you were way ahead knowing it's not ripe to be an acquisition pipeline.

I simply provide guidance.