If you have any tips, resources, or advice for someone just starting out, I’d greatly appreciate your insights.Some specific things I’m working on right now:Building a strong buyers list.Identifying motivated sellers and honing my outreach.Learning the ins and outs of structuring win-win deals.I’m open to partnering, collaborating, or just grabbing coffee to exchange ideas.

I second a lot of what has been stated by others in this forum.

Do IRA laws still permit this typed of rollover?

—it’s also about reliability, attention to detail, and someone who just “gets” your space and your guests’ expectations.Do you have any hidden gems, local recommendations, or tips to share?

You may want to see if each partner has enough passive loss carryforward to offset the gain.

Since then my wife and I have been getting calls from people about wanting to buy this house.

This is how you accomplish this: You can change the opt-out language in hopes that your sellers will not respond with words that do not trigger automatic opt-outs.

I would fist run the numbers to see if it is a good deal at the price and everything else, and then I would drive down the streets to see if you see any licensed contractor signs/trucks.

We would likely take 2 years to rehab since this is our first one. 

Since this is your first renovation, I recommend getting a GC to do it.