My name is William Taylor, I am extremely excited to be a Pro Member in the BiggerPockets community and ready to gain immense knowledge from all of the contributors.

Your sibling can use a 1031 exchange to defer capital gains taxes on the sale of the rental properties by reinvesting the proceeds into like-kind investment properties.

•Deal evaluation: Simple, actionable advice or tools to help me confidently analyze and structure deals.I’m also looking to network with wholesale-minded agents, understand local buyers’ preferences (buy boxes), and explore mentorship or partnership opportunities that can help me gain momentum.I’m eager to learn, take action, and build something impactful for my family.

The typical income from a free and clear rental would probably be $800-1500/month - and on a financed rental probably $300/month on a good day in today’s market.  

We don't allow cancellations less than 14 days out, so typically if they book, they stay.

The buyer pays taxes on the crypto gain and the seller pays taxes on the property value gain.

This is typically the single biggest electricity draw in most homes.

That's a typical scenario and could cost you $10,000 - $15,000 so that would be a good starting point for your reserve.But there's more!

I have absolutely nothing to gain here whatsoever so I'll bow out of the conversation.

It's people who understand that it takes effort to become successful, typically from CA at this point, and have a way of showing those characteristics, do best.