Although you put cash flow in your pocket on paper you do not pay taxes on that money due to the advantages of the many benefits of tax deductions. 

Hey Patrick,Unfortunately, the ADA/ESA laws are being taken advantage of in ways medical professionals more than likely didn't see coming. 

@Kase KnochenhauerThere are posts almost every day in the forums regarding Solo 401k plans.Please see the following regarding Solo 401k vs Self-directed IRA, Considerations re Investing in Real Estate & Consideratiosn re Choosing a Solo 401k provider:Solo 401k vs Self-directed IRA:A Solo 401k has several advantages as compared to a Self-Directed IRA including the following which specifically apply to your situation:Unlike a Self-directed IRA, you can have the account for the Solo 401k at a bank or brokerage that does not charge maintenance fees and where you will have checkbook control.Unlike a Self-directed IRA, if you use leverage (which must be non-recourse financing in either case) to acquire real estate with your Solo 401k the income will not be subject to Unrelated Debt Finance Income taxGeneral Considerations Re Investing Retirement Funds in Real Estate:1.

I just wrote a blog about what I would do differently and one of the things was move more often and take advantage of the owner-occupied type of loans more.  

The advantage of this is the extremely low down payment needed for owner occupancy.

I want to purchase my first rental property with a mortgage instead of a conventional loan so I can take advantage of the homestyle/homeready programs which allow you to include renovations in the loan instead of conventional loans that require 15% down.

I just wish I could find a deal to take advantage of it.

Specifically, for the strategy I used, I did have to have quite a bit of money saved up ($90k) and that was from yrs of saving before, during and after the military.Before I even knew about house hacking and 4plexs and the VA home loan I was building my credit just because and just saving nearly my whole paycheck while I was living in the barracks, eating the food in the DFAC (Chow hall), no expensive toys and even after my contract ended I moved back home and lived with my dad for free and continued saving nearly my whole paycheck while I was working for AZ DOC as a Corrections Officer. basically, just keeping my expenses as low as possible and stacking cash away so I could take advantage of opportunities.So, it would behoove you to do the same and keep your expenses low, don't go into debt buying an expensive doodad like a $40k car, and a bunch of bad debt, and take advantage of one of the greatest loan products on the market!!

The house was in bad shape so I used that to my advantage when negotiating.

Is it worth taking advantage of low interest rates and applying to refinance?