As a result, I've decided I need to eliminate consumer debt and start investing in real estate.I currently own and live in a 3 BR, 1.5 BA home that has become a bit too small for our family of 4.  

My opinion, eliminate and let them choose the color and price of the refrigerator they want.

Managing performance requires eliminating problems not living with them.

It's $50-85 in AZ, depending on how fast you want the state to handle the paperwork, takes less than five minutes online, and they eliminated the publishing requirement for entities domicile in Maricopa County (which used to add another $42.71 in cost).

Converting a rental into your residence will not eliminate all taxes when you sell it, ownership taxes & deductions.

About 60% of the jobs held today are expected to be automated within 10 years or eliminated and grouped into other positions.There are already electronic kiosks for order taking, robots that cook food, construction machines that are automated by satellite from a remote location.People think they can just demand 30,000 a year to flip a burger.

I would love to put 10% down on this property, however I was hoping to eliminate the need for mortgage insurance.  

It may be possible to eliminate some of the prospects if they are not truly motivated sellers.

Eliminate outstanding debts/save money and keep working out the flabby financial muscle part of my brain!

I used BP's rental property calculator adjusted to Sacramentos average rental increase amount per year, and also assuming that I refinanced and put enough down to eliminate PMI, which is entirely possible for me to do.