Not opposed to letting go of some of the gains if the right property isn sourced, but our goal is to find at least one property to move the funds into.

I agree the price is high and was contemplating bc of location running more of a rental model opposed to the preferred mhp scenario.

Trust me, they will not turn away a paying customer the next day and there's a 99.9% chance the same deal they swore would expire, will not have expired if you still want it.Another thing you could do, if it's just a "course" you'd be interested in buying (as opposed to a boot camp or mentoring program), is not buy it at the event, but ask around in your local REIA or post on the Internet to see if there's anyone else who bought the course and doesn't need it any more, who'd be willing to sell it cheaply.

As a general rule of thumb, you can buy three MFRs in Plymouth County for the price of one in JP.For specific towns, look at Plymouth, Brockton (west side), Kingston, Marshfield, Wareham, Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford.The big advantage to these locations as opposed to out of state investing is that you can always drive to them and check on condition and whether contracted work is being done properly. 

You'll find a better & more educated class of people if you target agents as opposed to wholesalers.

Is it worth losing a little money each month to live in a nice house that we actually own as opposed to renting?

I would not be opposed to paying a good tax sale/foreclosure attorney for 2-4 hours of their time to give you a good briefing on the law in the area. 

., where the tenant, as opposed to you, your agent or your contractors is responsible for conducting most lease related activities).

I'm referring to when a property is ready and available for use, which is the critical date on when an expense can be deducted as opposed to capitalized and added to the depreciation basis. 

I calculated roughly sending 800-900 per month after all expenses such as all utilities, PITI, repairs, etc.Is it worth losing a little money each month to live in a nice house that we actually own as opposed to renting?