Equity earns 0% interest (inflation will destroy your purchasing power) your real estate investment will Appreciate or Crash regardless of how much down payment you put on your home.

Put aside 25% of that number for the down payment, closing costs and possible repairs 

Jan 15 was when the 4th qtr estimated tax payments were due.So, this sounds like if you just make all your estimated tax payments on Jan 15 you'd be good. 

The best place to list your property for travel nurse and other healthcare professionals is nursesbnb because their method is secure to avoid all sketchiness and protect both parties along the process.

Onboarding was incredibly onerous and confusing (they'll schedule a phone call with you so they can have someone walk you through it), and once you get a reservation, communication with guests is difficult and they do not process payment for you.  

For example, rather than fix and flip, you could use that money for a down payment on a regular rental property.

Ideally for the home we would put a down payment of $200k, and somehow use rental income to help offset the costs of the home as income.The town we want to buy a home allows for weekly vacation rentals and has about a 100% rental rate in July and August (rents are usually booked out a year +). 

Maybe try and find some comparable houses that are renting and what they are renting for to give you a rough idea.There's not a lot of multifamily units available in your area, or mine, that will cash flow out of the gate given the current rates without a substantial down payment.

Accept payments, record documents, and maintain the database please.Most states aren't so picky. 

Here in our county, there's very few and far between cases of eviction for anything other than non-payment.