Paying points at the closing table is fine. 

Cliff there are plenty of fine operators in the midwest that can help you experience it first hand.

The reason Vegas was the most appealing location, I work in fine dining.

There is a lot of fine print, most of it not good and ties landlord's hands for up to 5 years and gives renter's 'shares' in any equity in the home. 

I had made payment of $7000 on Jan 1st at the request of the CPA to avoid any penalties or fines, as the W2 holdings were not good enough this year.

Either man up and realize the place is fine, or market it as a haunted STR for enthusiasts to stay at

It also carries a possible $10,000 fine per incident and loss of applicator license. 

It was a bit fussy, but once it was in the right position it worked just fine!

As for security deposits, in any other market I'd say that's fine.

@Josue Gudino if you plan on living in the house, you can afford it and have a stable job then now is a perfectly fine time to buy, because it doesn't matter if it goes down 5% because you wouldn't sell anyway.