I've watch plenty of videos and wholesaling seems like the best fit for me but the idea of having rental property one day also excites me. 

Just waiting 3 years for that depreciated market will cost you more than your total profit when you factor taxes, closing costs, depreciation recapture, loss of further depreciation and expense write off, and lost rent (8K a year is nothing to sneeze at)If you really want to sell now then @Ralph R. has the right idea - do a 1031 exchange and shelter the tax.  

That is a great idea.

Obviously seeing both properties in person will give you a better idea of what you think will work best for you.  

Kadijah Hammond , it may be a good idea to wet your feet in real estate investing by starting with wholesaling.

In addition to what Bill E. said, I try to get a good idea of what expenses could come up soon.  

Asking about his screening process is a great idea!

I'd like to continue speaking with you outside of this discussions and listen to some of your ideas.

Works great and is free.When you receive a call, it'll ask you to press 1 to answer, so it gives you an idea that the party calling has dialed your Google voice number.A land line is really not that great, since unless you have that forwarded to your mobile phone, you can miss calls.If you wait long to get back to someone, that can very well be a missed opportunity.

I toy with the idea of paying the early withdrawal penalty and taxes (huge).