@Amran MusaidWelcome to real estate - very rarely do you buy something that is listed on market for a steep discount.

I am coming across flips in my day-to-day review of the market where it's obvious the investor will be taking a loss, due to them buying near our local peak prices and finishing up the project afterwards Thanks Maya,I know the generaly the market in San diego began to go down in prices, my plan to make the research and the connections and buy in  a couple of months in discounted prices. 

None of these things are mutually exclusive, but it helps to start with one area to get experience and branch out as your career grows.  

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Many of the solutions you have to deliver to get substantial discounts on property would have to be solutions to headaches that nobody else (including the seller) wants to tangle with.If you can't find any compelling problem in this section, you should seriously consider moving on with your life by referring them to some sort of service provider that might be more appropriate for them.

Should the purchase offer be discounted by that spread? 

That is a unique tax exclusion for primary residences and one you would lose if you rent it our for a few years.

And of course exclusions and optional coverages.

And, are you hoping to leave your current profession to pursue RE Investing exclusively?

@Alex Nelson    To highlight what @Eamonn McElroy explained, I recently deducted a laptop that a bought to use exclusively for my business.