There are no $900 houses within a hundred miles of here. Most people with that kind of budget are sleeping in their cars.
Russian Roulette can be quite rewarding if you're the one loading the gun. I've made more money in the past decade from jumping houses than I have from working. Become one with the bubble, you must. (Property taxes are indeed deductible, and the mortgage deduction becomes very noticeable when the average house price is approaching $800K. It adds up.)