.)• NNN - purchase triple net lease opportunity (1031 everything into it, managed under trust, tenant takes care of everything) • Sell each off the normal way (even spreading out one a year, heavy tax implications and truly diminishes decades of work.) • Give/donate each away-----I expect many here have already been through similar dilemmas and interested in experiences, lessons learned.

I still think if you're an investor, you need to run your numbers carefully. 

Without the high leverage you reduce the top source of return in CA RE which is achieve via the appreciation on a high leverage property.  

@Montse C.I was totally shocked to read your comparison between Southern Spain and Southern Italy as it makes absolutely no sense to me, especially from a real estate point of view.

Just trying to gauge whether your bookkeeper is overcharging, especially if you are splitting duties.I would be careful with real estate-specific software.

I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast for years ever since I was in High school I have read a few of the classic real estate books.

Security deposit will take care of the last month of unpaid rent, but I'm considering filing a small claims court lawsuit to get a judgement for recoverable damages.

If something breaks they are going to get it fixed - but you want to be careful about who they call.

I have read all of the "trends" and statistics but now I am Looking for feedback on personal experience in the Akron market.I appreciate it! 

He should read his mortgage and see what it says about renting and/or converting to rental.