@Gary MariencheckCongrats on your potential deal on those duplexes they sound like a gold mine with the right person or team behind it which is (YOU!!

Point is the guy was a total fraud but the stuff he swiped from us without giving us credit was priceless, and so it is now, almost every guru sooner or later steals some nugget you can actually use if you can spot it among the fools gold.

Having common sense allows us to determine **** from gold.

Not Gold. 

@Brenden Mitchum what he said is pure gold. 

Now you mentioned boyfriend and not spouse, there are differences for single people and married couples for how much the exemption is under 121, you will want to talk to a CPA to see how you have it set up and how it will apply to your specific situation, but this might be a good approach again depending on what your goals are.Having a rental property is gold in my book.

Then I would acquire shares in $BTU, $ORGN, $CLOV , Gold and Uranium as well as make straddles on $UPRO. 

I'd look at any riverfront properties for short-term rentals - Gold Hill, Rogue River, etc.

I know many investors like to be 'all in' in some form of investing, be it equities, real estate, crypto, gold, etc, but personally, I think that diversification is critical to protecting your assets.

@Tiffany Onwudinanti I use the Amex Gold Card. 4x points on most everything I use it for.