I don't believe I can have positive cash flow if I'm purchasing a home for this price. any advice on what should do would be lovely.

They can wait, but their beloved child may be stuck without the off campus house of his choosing.  

@Ronnie Allison hey I’m in the exact same boat as you I’m looking for my first property right now I would recomendFrank Gallinelli-What every real estate investor needs to know about cash flow And 36 other key financial measures ( do not buy a kindle on this one because there are graphs and numbers, you can but it’s more difficult when it says see example 3.4 and it was two pages ago) Landlord on autopilot-mike butler is a good listen or read and it’s written like he’s talking to you so very easy to listen to it and drive or work and gives you great tips how to manage very hands off and what you will need and the free apps that are out there.

Any advice would be loved!

There is a book on Kindle for $9.99 called 50 Real Estate Investing Calculations.I like this book because all the definitions are condensed into one neat little package.

In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder, whose grandparents founded the beloved fast food chain, listed her amenity-loaded mansion onto the market for $16.8 million.

While my purpose for this post is to ask a question I'd rather open a larger discussion with as many people as possible about the following:Ep. 408 of our beloved BP podcast features an investor, Emma Powell.

Any advice would be lovely, thank you.

I only paid $11.99 for the kindle version.

My name is Ryan Kindle and I buy and sell houses in the Twin Cities area.