I travel to tahoe on a regular basis and have been looking to buy a property in South Lake Tahoe.

If you have someone who regularly gets their own off market listings you could firm up this sort of deal with them, but lots of times there is an email chain, telephone list, etc. that has been notified about the listing.

Yes you should easily shed a good portion of it but to shed all of it will be a lot harder and needs diet and exercise (not just one)This is evident also by the latest treasury bond sales - other countries are slowing down buying our debt which means rates (especially mortgage rates (will stay higher longer).

In addition to being near the street car, we were surrounded by historic buildings such as the Anne Rice Estate House and a variety of the city's highest ranked restaurants that are regularly featured on travel channels such as Shaya.

At your income rate your rental income could be tax free but not deductible against your regular income. 

They offer free webinars pretty regularly so I recommend you check it out. https://www.baselane.com/

Currently, I bike and take the bus to work to save on expenses from owning a car, I meal-prep once a week and eat out only occasionally to save on food costs, and I strategize my regular spending to receive the maximum cashback.Looking forward to interacting with this community and learning more about making smart investment choice.

I cleaned up my diet.

If you were to keep the house as a regular (not lease-purchase) rental, you say you'd earn maybe $800/mo in cash flow.

Neither can be there regularly, so we need hands on the ground.