I just wanted to hear people's thoughts on whether to look for a house hack opportunity or to keep renting and look for a rental property deal.

We do currently have around $50k set aside for our next downpayment as well (that’s in addition to a $25k emergency fund).

This then creates the opportunity to access that cash flow (converted into principle) via tax free refinances! 

You can find opportunities on MLS and with wholesalers and walk the property.

Only $50 per month with the access to most of EXP’s internal tech,training and systems with the opportunity to still receive monthly revenue share as an alternate income source!

@Cameron Porter no you can't wholesale off the MLS.What you can do is research opportunities for your buyers.There are always deals on the MLS if you know what to look for and have the time.

Maintain an emergency fund5.

Milwaukee has a lot of old neighborhoods, so any form of rehab-driven strategy has plenty of opportunity.

So for anyone reading this, the difference between Titan (and Solera) vs. other national banks is that their application for a business checking account specifically asks if you are trying to set up an LLC checking account for an LLC owned by an IRA, and if you check "yes," then you have the opportunity to enter the IRA custodian's contact information and clearly identify that the IRA is the owner and that the manager of the account has 0% ownership interest of the LLC. 

Do you have enough funds for down payment and closing costs + emergency funds 3.