Buy housing, rent or buy a ticket back home?

But they are also holding down three of my 10 golden tickets for financing, which could be used for better (ie.

I walked the house and the big item tickets were checked off.  

I just received a $500 ticket in the mail for one of my properties in Detroit.  

Pay a few hundred dollars for plane tickets, car rental, etc.?

The exit strategy is location, sellers fail to disclose some high ticket repair item like a crumbing foundation.

@Wenhao Leu cheapest/most time efficient..... get 12 deposit slips from you bank, fill out each ticket and tell the tenant to take it, along with the check to the bank each month.

Would you recommend finding an experienced real estate agent who could eye-ball red flags or big ticket items, or go a step further and try to find a PMC representative to view the property with you (i don't even know if they do this kind of thing). 

Then your investments start compounding and it’s easy to scale from there by trading up with 1031 exchange and refinancing.People will spend $100/month and wait there entire life trying to win $1M on scratch off tickets to retire broke, but if they would make the sacrifices above for 2-3 years they have the fortune.  

We also purchase almost all of our materials and supplies for maintenance/repair/upgrades to our credit card, as well as big ticket items like appliances, floor covering, and plumbing fixtures.