The neighborhood has a strong sales history, and I should be able to gross $38k.No school or class will replace the value of getting started and learning your trade.

To the degree, one is realistic, the probability of finding a replacement property increase.Say you want to sell a fourplex to trade into and buy via 1031 a 20 unit apartment building.And the market cap rate is 6% but you want to buy something that offers a 6.5% cap rate, you probably won’t be able to find it.

@Chris Seveney If you invest certain countries like in Mexico, the properties you'll invest in will most likely be will be traded in USD so no currency risk there.

Market DynamicsIs the median household income approximately three times the forecasted rent?

I also realize that I may have to pay up to 5% to put it on a credit card, however, that is well worth the trade-off. 

It is now being forecasted as one of the fastest growing markets in the U.S. and prices are still relatively low.

We call that subdivision prices and we'd go broke if we pay the same.But my contractors don't have to pay a salesman, we always have multiple jobs, we are easy to work with, I am not getting 3 estimates, I am not negotiating with them and I don't call them back to take care of some BS warranty.We have worked with most of our trades for many years and we take care of each other.

I think it's important to explain that not all advisors/planners work for companies that push commission based products, but it sounds like that is where your experience was.But, I do agree that it's probably a good idea to separate those roles though... and not bundle a "jack of all trades" into your financial life.CPAs often look in the short term, and not the long term. 

This lack of oversight allowed Schwartz to misappropriate nearly all the investor money, using it for personal expenses and risky stock trades​I am not familiar with Yield Street, but many of these platforms are questionable and you need to look into the operator.

But, I’ll leave you with this... population and population forecasts and jobs and job forecasts are primary drivers of price appreciation in real estate.