I'm currently saving about 70% of my income monthly because I have barely any expenses.  

In most cases, you'll save money, time, and aggravation trying to figure out the intricacies of the Internal Revenue Code on your own.  

If I renew with the current tenants, I'm saving the property owner the cost of turn over and placing a new tenantThere are many different fee structures that PM companies use, definitely look at all the areas you're being charged to determine if they are a good long term fit for you.

Credit scores are 700 and 770, and we have about 15K in savings, ZERO debt minus our house (Thank you Mr.

Sadly, living in Manhattan and California all my early working years and through my 20's (ridiculous rents and millennial lifestyle...) has left me with little opportunity to save, let alone save anything remotely close enough to a downpayment in areas where studios and 1 bdrms start at well over half a million dollars...This being said, I'm very interested in learning as much as I can about real estate (especially on the smaller scale - such as SFH and perhaps duplexes...).

Account ClosedI would suggest that waiting for a crash is a terrible strategy, as it is hard to know when the bottom is, you lose money not being "in", you will be fighting hords of investors trying to pick up deals, institutional money is going to be blanketing the country, keeping upward pricing pressure even if we do get a correction, and what will you actually save?

You'll save a lot of time utilizing other people.

BTW, I used a elderly neighbor keeping an eye on a triplex for some small compensation, and over the long run, things that he notices because he's on site that I can't would save on fines, lawsuits over slips and falls etc.

Aside from boosting my credit score and bulking my savings -- both of which take time -- I am not sure what other options are available to finance my first purchase before my self-imposed deadline of September 1. 

The online version of QB is too basic so don’t be tempted to save the money.