@Aileen OuyangThe decision to sell and house-hack a fourplex can be based on several factors.

Rental properties require ongoing maintenance and tenant management, while flipping houses is a more project-based approach.Investment goals: What are your long-term goals for real estate investing?

I have warned about them for some time based on my experience with them. 

Hi @John I'm based in Southern California, but I have started my out of state real estate journey in Indianapolis.

With 179 you are going to be limited based on your percentage of business use with the vehicle (so still need to track mileage), and if you go under 50% business use you can end up with a recapture of your prior 179 deduction - income with no related cash flow is always a bit uncomfortable!

I can only speak to the Texas market, where malls that focus on creating consumer experiences (coffee shops, kids play area, entertainment-based tenants) are still performing well even in this age of online shopping.  

Based on the quality of this particular home, my rent estimate may be low.Note: you have to consider other factors.

There is a "sponsor exemption" but that only allows an unlicensed person to raise money but it cannot be more than 50% of their duties and the pay they receive cannot be based on how much they raised.If you have never raised $, a family office will be off the table as they typically want the company to ahve atleast $50-$100M in assets. 

Though, if your client base is nice retired people, it probably won't matter.  

In the self storage market, they have ratios based on population to determine demand.