Getting these listings ca be trickier, and there is no fast lane that takes you to this destination.

Then I feel less pressure/no guilt. 

My buy box is C+/B- 2000 sq ft or better, no HOA, no Pool, 2.5 bathrooms or better and plenty of parking. 

Once you are in the habit of not spending so much, with no debt in a few years, you will be able to save and invest like crazy!! 

I sent you a connection with some more info on our markets and we can schedule a call to discuss just what we do here. 

No problem, work from home that day etc....

You likely only made a down payment of 3-20% ....but you still get to write it off on the full value across 27.5 years.So 400k/27.5 = 14,000 ish a year of a write off where during the year you didn't need to incur an actual expense, no cash outflow. 

The next one was also a corporate cash buyer and after our second call, the acquisition manager confessed to me that he just got the job and asked me if I could train him on how to evaluate a deal!!!

I'd list them simultaneously & just getting bookings no matter which platform it's from. 

No.