Do you remember that BNL song from the 90's?

Unnecessary accounting overhead.I'm all for going with whatever works in each person's situation, but man, thinking about how much automation is at play, I'd probably quit REI if I had to do that

I would not count on a lot of upward movement from here on out though I think many markets are at the top.. demand is still there no doubt but we are seeing push back on raising prices anymore.I also bought 11 New constructions in the mid 2000's for go zone bene's  and I had them put in scored concrete floors and they were brick homes.. other than hail damage these have been worry free .. the Go zone tax bene's sunseted on the recapture so I am selling them all.. they never went up and I am breaking even.. which is pretty good since I bought at almost the peak in 2006 ish.I read you other post.. your issues as is all issues with rentals is in PM it looks like and maybe you did not pick the more expensive less headache properties its common for many to pick the one's that look best on paper but then you soon realize they only do because they are not in the greatest areas.As for your Dallas stuff  TAX's and foundation issues just eat your lunch in Texas..

@Brandon Brown  thanks for that reco - I'm going to check out that podcast@David Song good points - will run numbers taking closing/marketing costs into consideration, hadn't really factored that inOverall, I'm not seeing any smoking deals in Atlanta so I'm thinking to perhaps hold until we find something 1031 worthy - otherwise the tax hit makes selling costly.

The realestate deals have allowed me to do this without Financing which I'm grateful for. Going

I am considering buying a property from a landbank for a song and a dance.

Am I personally comfortable retiring 5 years later than I otherwise could in exchange for going to Europe, South America, and Asia in the (hopefully) first 1/3 of my life?  

I have always agreed with @John Thedford in his reasoning for going all out and doing things right. 

Revitalization of an area begins with one property, it could be yours.As to seller financing, I've heard the song "I'm helping you" the question to ask (and see proof) is  the success rate, dealing fairly, not jacking up the price and selling to those who don't qualify since that is basically how money is taken, not really "made".

Like the Dire Straits song Industrial Disease - Two men say their Jesus, one of them must be wrong.