Taxes also factor into the home and something you can check online so you know exactly what that expense is going to be every month.

looks like you've got a little skin in the game already, that's great.What are your long term real estate goals looking like?

In a  hot market for rental, I would consider not applying the vacancy rate when buying, but we have a plethora of rental housing coming online soon or already have competing with each other in this market, so I'm trying to be conservative when buying.

Any tips or leads?

Very good resources, and invaluable for a newbie in the game. 

BP is the ultimate game-changer when it comes to successful real estate investing.

I will do some of that but after listening to some BP podcasts and doing some general Googling I feel that I can supplement my income nicely in the flip or rental game.

@Chris Reid Welcome to the party, sorry I'm late to the game.

I read online bios on industry pros that started with one hotel and now run management/investment companies with 30 hotels across 9 nine states, etc.  

Any tips?