Purchase price was 555k for a 4/4 with INCREDIBLE Mountain View’s and views of Dollywood roller coaster and fireworks!

If you are married, your spouse might be able to become a real estate professional if self employed in the real estate industry or looking to change careers/start working in the real estate industry.The easier route to take would be to invest in another property that produces net taxable income (property 2) and use tax losses from property 1 to offset property 2 taxable income to zero. 

In addition to the cash flow from an income producing property, total return includes the principle paydown.

He went the sales assoc route and was incredibly efficient in his approach.

Being a real estate investor, I’ve found that these properties produce the highest returns, but as well are more difficult to deal with.

It’s good to get cash flow producing assets into your retirement account.

Withdrawing from that account is likely to produce a sizeable tax bill down the road because it's been growing deferred and it will be considered taxable income.

I feel incredibly conflicted, and feel like I am in a lose-lose scenario.My budget:$3,374 take home-$1500 minimum payments on various debt (Will likely go up, as credit cards are 0% interest currently.)-$850 rent-$130 utilities (gas, electric, internet bill split with others)-$30 gym-$276 health insurance-$50 car insurance-$350 groceries-$75 gas-$15 car registration fund-$8 oil change fund-$42 Christmas fund-$4 YNAB-$9 Amazon Prime-$35 misc / unexpected expensesI have not missed any payments, and I do not need to.

Have always lived below my means and have a full-time job that produces invest $$$s.  

While it didnt come out with tons of room for a complete cash-out refi, the relationship i've developed with my team (including my lender) allowed them to figure in the INCOME that my stuff produces....