She had to foreclose on it because she couldn't afford to pay the liens.If you are really interested, go to some auctions to watch what others do, ask questions, and learn.

If I can afford the financial loss of it not being rented those months (2K mortgage) then maybe it's at least worth trying?

I would assume your brokerage would not be able to afford to pay for the E/O it would cost you Most E&O policies will pay out 0%, or cancel altogether if 25% of the transactions are dual agency.

I ultimately decided to look out of state where the price points were more affordable and the numbers made sense + landlord laws are more friendly. 

This affords us excellent cash flow and lower maintenance on a 3-5 year commercial lease.

Get the biggest house you can afford and rent the other rooms out to military with BAH.1.  

I’m struggling to see how I can afford to get into a second house with my current DTI.

It must be so frustrating to receive advice over and over again about being frugal and paying off debt when it wasn’t what you were asking for.

I actually had a skiptrace that got me a legit number on DealMachine that Propstreams skip didn’t get me.There are some glitches with the bulk list upload and Google Street pic add on that frustrated me this week. 

Consequently many inexperienced investors make investment decisions based on where they can afford to buy, not necessarily where a good investment thesis may exist.