And we dont eat pizza..

Yes, we flipped it to get a chunk of money to invest in other properties, but the chunk somehow slowly disappeared taking care of 3 kids, eating out, etc.Maybe what I learned is to get your financial house in order first. 

Higher prices but you eat less. 

Also, Ive bought office supplies, went out to eat with contractors, and more, should I be using a business credit card? 

Fuel for the day: A little English Breakfast aged tea, full fat cream, and, my favorite, raw unadulterated organic honey.

And yet the millionaires are buying up coastal real estate, all while tell common folks to stop eating beef and driving SUVs.

Gotta eat that mistake.

What probably doesn’t help also is that we will be using hard money which eats into profits and so getting that better deal seems to be harder compared to investors that have cash. 

Starting from the basic, a house has laundry and a refrigerator and a place to eat, to be with your family.

I am also not a fan at all of HOA's, the fee eats the profit and can fluctuate.