Essentially, we make it pretty easy for someone who can't come see us to have all of the information they need to make an intelligent decision. 

If you invest intelligently you can often live in your investment as well.

-I would prefer to save this extra money on an online savings account to save up for my next house....Theres a few more rungs if you have more money to invest but their not really applicable to meWhat I’m asking is how can I tweak this personal finance system in favor of real estate intelligently.

Tampa suffered from a lack of supply, so it created an artificial price increase due to demand.

Do you have someone you really trust to work intelligently with your best interests in mind in your target area?

Besides the deep pockets, Big Data with Artificial Intelligence gives them Data. 

After you've done one transaction and can speak intelligently about your successes and failures, you will start to earn the trust of others and expand your network.

For tenacity, independence, and intelligent mind. 

I’m sure everybody in this room has the intelligence to do extremely well in investments." - Warren Buffett "You have to come to your own conclusions, and you have to do it based on facts that are available.

It answers most of your questions and after reading the chapter about selling real estate,  you will be able to talk to your tax pro much more intelligently and also ask the right questions..