I would plan to put in a 5% down payment on the home.My goal with this is to buy a cheaper home first, fix it up, and roll equity from that for the next big house/goal "dream" home in the future.

As much as I would think it would be overpriced, I would be willing to pay the same for a software that met all the metrics a RE investor would want in one single platform.My post isn't about how to make QBO cheaper, its about finding or creating a better system to track property performance, cashflow, debt, cap ex, and all the metrics we want to see along with our accountants. 

Remember: cheaper doesn't mean you'll make more money.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

I'm betting there wasn't any medical issue at all - they thought they'd go somewhere cheaper, and now they find out there's nothing cheaper.

You are able to get properties for cheaper most of the time.

Borrowing from yourself is definitely cheaper than giving 15% to the government.

But the 2 of 5 rule for excluding up to $500,000 in taxable gains might (we don't know how long you have owned it.)We also don't know your equity position in the property, or how much you are thinking to taking out of it.  

From a house hacking perspective there have been good options around 400k because you can get more per room than renting out the whole house, especially for mid term rentals.i don’t think any real deals exist anymore- just cheaper than nearby Frederick County. 

Buying existing ADU will be much faster and typically cheaper than adding the ADU.  

I bought my first place when I was your age and in grad school because it was cheaper to pay a mortgage than rent.