I could have possibly read 1-2 books a month in my spare time but, I can listen to a book everyday at work.

Rent out one side, and rent out the spare bedrooms on the one you occupy and you could be living for next to nothing if not free.Turnkey is not a bad thing, but realistically over the long term you are not going to see much if any cash flow once you factor in repairs/capex/vacancy/etc until the mortgage is paid off.

Let's say your next place is $200k, assuming your DTI can spare it you can get a 5% down conventional loan ($10k down).

(not a big fan)If you have a spare room not in use, AirBnB it from time to timeCheck out EventBrite or other social event platforms for free lunch/dinner/drinksBuy Mod Pizza’s mega salad for $11.27.

Heck, you can buy two SFRs if you buy in Euclid just two miles to the west with five figures to spare - but beware the risks of doing this.

Furthermore, my managing broker does a lot with rentals, so in my spare time I’m able to show rental units for other landlords & property management companies, which has allowed me to network further.I look forward to continue learning as much I can from BP and making valuable connections.

I like the idea of it, but I feel like I can stretch my money further with active investing since I don't have that much to spare. 

My point here is that Highshcool is not tying you up, as people have suggested, read books and prepare yourself on your spare time.

You only have a couple of days to spare to be able to foreclose in April or you will have to wait until May since Texas only allows properties to be foreclosed on the first Tuesday of the month.  

Having spare appliances.