Hence, as mentioned above, I look forward to both contributing to and learning a lot from you guys as it will make our experience here very fruitful and memorable.

I look forward to fun and fruitful interaction with you all.Graham

He does not screen tenants & gets the low hanging fruit.

They seem to think prices of properties will start to drop.So if you can rest (3 jobs at break neck speed can cost you health wise) plus you want to live to see the fruits of your labor and start looking around in 12 months you might be in better shape to make serious moves.Just a thought.Good luck in your investing!

You're mixing apples and oranges for a fruit salad.

I'm no expert but I think his heirs would be nuts to sell it to you while he's still alive.

I got kicked in the nuts and then some so didn't want to look at a house, much less own one for a few years. 

@Klint Ruud this is not a fruitful question because most of us would answer this based on what we would do which is related to our goals, experience, resources, investing strategy, etc.

I could live easily on $3K per month if I could have health care with it.I also think having $400K in your primary home is nuts. 

I studied engineering, so I see things from a nuts/bolts standpoint and from a cost-efficiency stand-point.