Like you, I am a big fan of the software world, and there is certainly no lack of tools on the internet for researching possible areas to invest.

@Dario Furman the biggest question is why you would be interested in this bow wow.

I just finished reading Turner & Dorkin's "How to Invest in Real Estate".My biggest weakness right now is understanding how to evaluate offers that I see online (eg on loop net).

I’ve looked on the MLS and the internet and can’t seem to find one.

My guess is that he is going to want to spread these out over a couple of years so that the down payments both will cover the recapture tax and at the same time not bump him up into a higher tax bracket.The biggest mistake I hear of people selling with owner financing of some kind is not considering or under estimating the recapture taxes.

There are some very good discounts on single-family at the moment which leads to the biggest thing to pay attention to - price - You make money when you buy, not when you sell.

The biggest issue that I found was power.

My wife's car payment is $342 per month, (We owe around $15k still) we have a personal loan we used to consolidate our other debts that costs $768 per month, we also have $203 for phone, $134 for insurance, $200 for utilities, $50 for misc subs (Netflix, Disney Plus, Car Wash etc.) and internet at $88.

That's what anonymous internet forums are for, right?

If you are not familiar with the training cafe: information is generally free on the internet, just like here on BP you can learn anything you want to know about REI for free.