It had strong rent income and some extra land.

I was working 60+ hours a week at my W2 and didn't have a whole lot of extra time to spend hustling.

You have to put in a bit more work but on higher-priced sales, it's definitely worth the extra effort.

If I were in your shoes, I would definitely get started with house hacking - buy a house with a low down payment (3-5%), rent out your extra rooms and either lower your cost of living or cash flow $$$, get experience managing your own property, and after a year, rent out your room and repeat the process. 

So the garage can flood from extra high tides.

If I have a good tenant who has done something extra or is having a tough time, I may knock $50 off their rent; but this is not a regular thing. 

After we submitted our offer the seller told our agent about extra expenses that he currently pays that we weren't aware of.

I apologize for all of the questions and double checking, I'm just being extra cautious and don't want to screw myself before even getting started by missing something.Thank you all for any advice or info you can spare on the above!

On top of that, at $250 for a repair I'd spend an extra $250 and get a new stove.

Looking to buying a first investment property, and we were curious if it makes more sense to put in more money down for a lower interest rate or save that extra money to jump start the next investment property purchase.