One pet peeve of mine is when a wholesaler tries to lock a property up for nothing with zero promise of closing. 

We’re land locked on our little island in East Grand Rapids.

Any additional principal payment will trigger the PPP. 

Usually a non recourse loan, you can lock up for 6-7 percent with some origination fee.

4) If you already have a property in mind to purchase or are ready to pull the trigger, go to our Agent Finder and connect with an investor-friendly agent who can help you close your deal!  

I love the neighborhood strips that are somewhat isolated or land locked where they just can't build more. 

Once you have a deal that meets your criteria, pull the trigger and submit an offer.

Properly set up, you can easily generate a variety of financial reports, rent rolls, etc. and process all payables and receivables in an efficient an orderly manner.Usually you should be able to "lock" your transactions at the end of each month, permanently preventing any changes to prior periods once you close them.

Maybe not relevant advice based on your ideals but all I’m saying if feeling stuck and if buying a house is an option and your on a career path where you could do it again and again in your 20’s, then I would STRONGLY recommend it to you simply pull a trigger.

Therefore, I'd rather pay the taxes now and invest in cash flowing real estate that I can benefit from in both the short and long term, rather than lock the funds away for a few decades.