No, in fact it will often raise them.Both here and on 3 other sites I see people contemplating 1031 exchanges when they barely have enough gain to justify the expense of a facilitator and the extra acquisition costs.For the record my income tax return for the past 12 years has had all of the following, just about every year for most items.W2 income, 1099 consulting/sales incomeInterest income, including interest from seller financed loans,Recapture of depreciationRental income, and expenses and depreciation on rentals pptyLT cap gains from sale of long held rentalsST cap gains from flipsSub S corp income from my sales company401k reductions, SIMPLE reductionsOffice in house expenses, loads of mileage for business travel and other self-employed business expeneseDividends from stocks and mutual fundsDespite all of this carp I feel confident, because I closely review the return and question the CPA that if I wanted I could purchase TurboTax and do it myself.

I am contemplating about getting a job to grow some money on the side for investment, and I think I will read books when I am not working.

It’s as if he carries a map in his head based on trailer parks he has bought or at least contemplated buying and that gives him a fascinating, if perhaps narrow, view of his fellow citizens.

Jurisdictions have differing law with respect to priority, etc.I have bought properties for relatives in the manner you are contemplating (I did it in order to give my relatives time to sell a property or obtain financing).

I have two old vehicles in my garage which I am contemplating repainting for "company" vehicles: a 1965 Greenbrier rampside truck and a 1966 VW Type-2 Transporter (Kombi w/ seats removed and converted to electric).

@David Stott This is something I've contemplated doing.  

Capital formation for real estate is quite different than what the SEC contemplated when they did the Angelist and Funder's Club NALs that most platforms use as the basis for their securities apparatus. 

I've been contemplating on whether I should hold off on the new floors while they live there for a year or just get it done with the painting and patching that it needs. 

If a housing representative calls you about participating in CITYFHEPS...hang up on them after telling them in excruciating descriptive detail just how hard and fast you are gong to shove that phone up their a** , if they ever so much as dare look at you phone number in contemplation of dialing your number.

We are contemplating this approach as an alternative to buying a turn key property at the top of our price point.