Quote from @Caleb Brown: So true.

Quote from @Caleb Brown: Older homes are usually structurally solid.

But Go Browns! 

Quote from @Mark Brown: Firstly, I commend you for having this perception at this point in your journey.I would state that at your working age you have considerably more longevity and runway and time for compounding returns. 

Quote from @Caleb Brown: It depends on how bad.

@Marcus Brown If you're flipping these houses (considered a "dealer"), the income would be ordinary income taxed at your ordinary rates and subject to SE tax; no capital gains tax. 

Quote from @Jeremy Brown: Depends on how much time you have and how determined you are to collect. 

@John Brown I don’t use one but the most successful and consistent people I’ve met have and pay for mentors.

@John Brown this would be next to impossible for us to know.  

I absolutely loved this response by @Erik Browning.