Chris, food for though - every month you pay mortgage, you increase your equity. if you manage to break even on it (which you seem to do by budgeting properly), you increase your equity. in the future, you may use it as a collateral to obtain financing to get more properties.  

Difficult to put food on the table with negative or no cash flow.

Need to put food on the table. 

Just some food for thought.

Maybe the newer lower home was flooded and rebuilt so looks newer...or is just outside the food zone, whether it looks lower or not.

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.

Good food or just typical burgers and fries?

As stated above, except for any food or drink you happen to order, there is no charge to attend.

As stated above, except for any food or drink you happen to order, there is no charge to attend.  

Just food for thought - and you might face repeating that same sort of purchase in the future, so you can be a bit more creative then!