Real estate makes us money several ways; cashflow is only one. 

I think Caleb nailed it, you'll be able to learn about real estate and make the money you will need for investing. 

While my primary goal is to make money, I have a soft spot for those with addiction.

New house:Won’t pay over $190,0006.525%, 30-year fixed, total payment $1138Could rent for $1500/ monthSo both houses could rent for the same thing, but which one should be my primary residence for tax purposes, depreciation, writing off interest, etc.

I'd love some input on what to do:I am a 40 yrs with a stock market investments of 350K trying to coast fire in the next couple of years.I just got a green card and moving to the US from Canada and looking at which accounts to invest that money in the US.But I am not sure I will stay in the US in 10 or 20 yrs.What do you think would be the best strategy to coast fire when you are not sure where you are going to be in your later years?

In our experience, buyers always add 2-3x the actual removal cost.I love wholetailing because we get the speed of wholesaling and the margin of flipping by doing a little bit of both.You just need to be able to get the liquidity to support the transaction, which we do through private lending.We always use other people's money to make our own money.

By that I mean - yes you may take what seems like a bigger hit selling the property at a loss but then it clears you to take what you learned, and the money you did get back, and move onto something else with this experience and education you got from tackling this project. 

Decided to go with Digb since they also support with tax filing.

This will keep things cleaner for bookkeeping and for when tax time comes around.

Property is still on the market and I am sure if I can find the funds they would consider me again.The property is going to be a challenge but since I don't have experience in investing I don't know if a hard money loan would work.Any ideas in funding?