Many wholesalers are already taking considerable amount of meat off of the bone, when someone else comes along and adds another few thousand dollars to the deal and someone else comes along and adds even more... it's no longer a deal.

Have a considerable amount of student debt3.

Take this example into consideration.  

I could carry that plus the current home if I had to, thus my consideration of keeping the first as a rental/appreciation property.But that rent to value on the current house is slim.

You also have to take into consideration the area - make sure the houses are in the same neighborhood and be zoned to the same schools.

Other areas are Decatur 30032 is a good area that is on the rise.

Plus there's also the consideration if this is an area that has the potential to appreciate?

I'm wondering if some flippers are dumping off inventory due to interest rates rising and/or fears of the future market?

The new mid and high rise apartments coming on line are offering huge discounts and freebies to get those units filled. 

(Low interest rates with very real threat of rising).