matt did consider buying me out at the start as he wanted the house for him and his family.he eventually decided against for a few reasons.since I was leaning towards keeping the house as a rental,it wouldn't have really been fair to buy me out and keep it.then turn around and sell it in a few years for a Big profit,it would just create bad blood between us.we decided it would be best to keep it strictly business and both profit together.Also,another a big reason was that matts wife is sick of renovating the place and spending money on it,so she now hates the house and said she can't stand being in it now,and wouldn't want to live there....so I'm pretty sure that was a big reason as to why "they" don't want it :DIt is in a nice area and there are much nicer houses on the street than ours that are worth a lot more than ours...so I think if we we're going to sell,it would be worth doing it pretty nice.Thank you Manolo for the idea!

@Luisito Espanolayou take a tax deduction when you spend money in or on your business.

You are correct that I did not spend as much as I did in my profession/degree.

I keep going back and forth and spending time researching 2 different avenues for my next deal.1.

I fully get that I need to spend more time in the real estate business and start networking. 

Seun consider spending 30 minutes for 30 consecutive days on Bigger Pockets.

I can state that I would have needed to spend at least $20k on the comp property to have them be similar condition.  

As I pursue properties in Simpsonville, Mauldin, Fountain Inn, and Greenville, I'm in search of a Realtor who:1) Is willing to work with a guy who is only going to spend $40-75k on an investment property.

I know that guys like @Lori Valene, @Aaron Ramm, @Tarl Yarber, @Ryland Taniguchi, @Brian Fouts, @Kevin Carbon all operate in the Tacoma area and would be interested in any deals you have dug up, I would certainly consider a partnership to help you learn the business.For other actionable steps, I would start spending a few hours every week scanning the MLS, Redfin, Zillow, etc. and learning what houses sell for in your area, learn the market and start learning how to estimate rehab/renovations costs.

What amount of time will you plan to spend on it?