@Jonathan Greene @Jay Hinrichs @Nicholas L.Note: Each state has their own way of handling and regulating foreclosures, and as someone who is not specializing in foreclosures I can give you only general ideas and information. 

Personally I’d stick with SFR or at 4 units or less for preferred financing and to reduce risk of the exchange failing.

With 4 properties in different location, you have 4 time more chance of RE appreciation.To maximize returns, leverage tax benefits like depreciation, mortgage interest deductions, or cost segregation while considering your ability to handle management demands and market fluctuations.

Upon sale, gains are taxed as long-term capital gains, calculated as the sale proceeds minus your adjusted basis (initial investment reduced by any return of capital).

So far the condo investment has been pretty hands off as the HOA handles most things

We are looking to wholesale outside of our chosen market to help build capital for projects within our chosen market (Louisiana) as I have potential deals in other markets and am not confident in how to proceed with them contractually, (don't want to be stuck with a bill I can't handle currently and also want to ensure I'm operating correctly).

Hey Chris, a few thoughts here.Considering that office is not attached to the house, I wouldn’t add any footage to the total home square footage; however, you could advertise that office space and amount of footage and amenities in your remarks.If you’re a Realtor or are using one for the sale, your local MLS may have fields dedicated to additional footage for other buildings on the property, such as ADU’s.The other point is that typically, perhaps depending upon location, a space needs to have heating to count in the square footage, which this office doesn’t have if I understand correctly.Consider contacting an appraiser to inquire about how they would handle this space on an appraisal, or a Realtor.

This likely reflects reduced demand for T-Bills, heightened inflation expectations, and increased Treasury supply, all contributing to higher mortgage rates and a tougher environment for buyers.There’s likely more at play here, but I agree it’d be great to see mortgage rates head in the other direction sooner rather than later.

Now that we are looking into the next property, we are trying to figure out the best way to handle the financing of it.We don't want to do the HELOC again - it worked the first time, but things have changed and - realistically- we were pretty fortunate that it worked as well as it did the first time.The cabin is was purchased at $230K and it's probably worth around $285K now.

Most sellers will laugh when you ask them to reduce the price by 3% because you're not using a buyer's agent.....You can buy and sell your own  properties without a license anyway...