This is a classic case of trying to let the taxes dictate the investment decision.

PS is revolutionary because of how it has simplified access to all of the various data points investors need to make a decision and because of this its extremely popular.You do not want to be using a popular lead source to increase deals because everyones chasing the same deals.And nothing will change with there data because there business model forces them to have to buy and license the data they get which means waiting for the county/databroker to send it to them which guarantees anyone using PS data will be behind the counties, only getting a fraction of the leads and getting those late leads the same time as everyone else.How do you get access to the leads first.

At the end of the day, the list price is your decision.

So I told the old owner I will trade you the house and landbank the loan..

I traded up for a 7 unit apartment building.

,and there was technology out there that would make your decision easier.

(https://rent-remind.com/)Tenantcloud: Yet another jack of all trades app.

While I often “trade” properties, a friend of mine is a buy and hold guy.  

I know it's a balance of reality, values, and what makes one happy that guide our decisions.

If you are accredited, the best thing to do would be to invest 50k into a syndication and soak up all the knowledge of how it works from an experienced operator before you make the decision whether it's your plan.