I'm Jansen, relatively new to real estate and currently living in Santa Fe, NM.

Any creative ways to buy this deal that’s a win-win for both of us?

Considering it is literally seconds from the highway i would say the location could not get any better

I am a state employee contributing 10% of my pre tax dollars to a 457b and I contribute 7.25% to a state retirement plan - no employer match.After a little research, I'm learning some early real estate investors with a W-2 job do not contribute to a retirement plan if there is not a company match, but instead put their money toward real estate investing. 

I've been getting this question a lot lately.

This is assuming you are talking about a short term rental and not sub-leasing as a LTR.

@Brandon Ja - The standard answer here is to check with your CPA, but from my standpoint expenses that add longevity and functionality to an existing property (including adding square footage) would make that a capital expenditure that can be depreciated over time.

It’s normally the investors sitting behind a computer who fail to recognize this.

@Jake Barrutia I personally see this as a huge red flag too.

-Create $3,400/month in cash flow from two new units.