I need some kind of guidance/ mentor in exchange I'm ready to use my talent to help increase portfolio.

Houston is a great market with lots of potential, and it's impressive that you and your partners have made such strides since December.If you're looking to network and exchange insights, this platform will be a great resource to connect with like-minded investors, share strategies, and learn new approaches.

@Sarah Minor, You'll receive that money at the end of your exchange. 

My realtor suggested offering it amortized over 30 years with a 15 year balloon, as that what she sees her other investors doing: focus on the cash flow, then when the 15 years is up, do a cash out refi, exchange, or sell to move into something bigger or better.

We'll see you in a bit on the 1031 exchange side of things. 

I will probably sell it after this couple moves out in 2 years to do 1031 exchange.

I was thinking about an strategy of doing Cash Out Refinicing putting that money in the stock market (distributed in ETF and some "safer" stocks) to get around a 6% anual return (estimating that low because is the "standard" average, however my current stock portafolio has a cummulative return of 66% in the last 4 years).

If I had a kid like you in my community, I would be happy to let him/her help me with tasks in exchange for training.Do your parents have good credit?

My recommendation, house hack, then move on, and then consider selling with a 1031 Exchange, take out HELOCs, etc. to build the portfolio.

It was a slow start to the initial spring 2024 shopping season, but properties are still closing quickly, still nearly 1/4+ for all cash and the majority of investors are well capitalized due to the appreciation of their real estate and stock based assets.