>>516559634
Genuinely curious where you live where $150k couldnt get you a decent sized house outside of the city?
You could easily take out a first time home buyers loan, put $50k down for the upfront investment from you and buy a $300k house with a mortgage that would be the exact same price as your rental and you would still have $100k in the bank. Property tax would be some extra but I think you should be able to cover it if you are making enough to have that much saving in the first place.