Keep in mind it is a risk and speculation, if something happens(market tanks, job loss, etc) then you will be out money.

While they did a good job, I felt the price was steep, especially since the house wasn’t in terrible shape.I’m debating whether the cleaning charge is reasonable to deduct fully or if I should waive part of it as a goodwill gesture. 

I'm fairly handy, but just to balance things with my 9-5 job, focusing on something that just needs superficial updates or something nearly turn-key is probably best. 

I am currently an Asset Manager for Multifamily Deals as my W-2 job and looking to buying my first deal in College Station/Bryan Area.Anyone I can connect with to pick their brain on different investing strategies? 

@Chloe Salcedo investing in real estate is not a full-time job.

Plus new folks do a very poor job of screening the buyer for Ability To Repay (ATR) which involves pulling full doc and calculating the borrowers DTI, honest income, honest debt payments, prior debt payment histor (FICO) etc etc.Plus shockingly (or shocking to sellers) if you bought this investment house, fixed it, then are selling with financing you are selling "inventory" and y9ou owe taxes on the gain in the year of sale, you are NOT able to use installment sale to spread out paying taxes. 

Without too much detail I had to quit my W2 job 2 years ago to care for my disabled son and my wife is still working.

First person I hired, I also had them write their own job procedures and so on.

USDA does not.If you have a job gap (6+ months of unemployment) on an FHA loan, then you have to go back 2 years prior to the job gap AND be back to work for 6 months before you are eligible.How to avoid this? 

You’ve taken the first deep dive into investing—great job!