If you know the home is a win and the only way to get it is to take on the rent payment then do it if you have the cash, small risk, big reward.

The worst part for me isn't the money - it's knowing that the borrower got rewarded for bad behavior.

The cost/benefit, risk/reward, effort/return on RE vs other asset classes right now isn't worth it. 

My most complicated itemized deductions are my SEP IRA, HSA, and charitable deductions, but it is literally all numbers listed clearly on a ten page form I fill out, and it's literally plug and play for him. 

They promote good tenant behavior with a rewards program as well as the credit reporting. 

The risks overwhelm the potential rewards

Later the increased cash flow can be your reward for waiting.

As a Broker and Property Manager with properties in Mesa and all of the surrounding towns, it could be helpful.Congratulations on starting down the investment pathway as it can be very rewarding.

I may invest the excess in my Blockfi account since I can earn up to 8.6% APY and that interest rewards pays out in bitcoin ;)

If you're highly leveraged getting into another deal may not be the best thing so there has to be a commensurate reward.