Is it generally considered better to consolidate vs build a portfolio?

He said he is retiring to the beach and is buying an expensive property there, so he’s consolidating property into that one.

@Eric Lau I don't have any real need to invest out of state myself, but I invest in properties that are up to 100 miles from my home...I personally like consolidation...its just easier for a lot of reasons.

Maybe higher in the first year, but probably should go down in year 2. 3) Inputs/outputs are a bit spread out... would be nice to have consolidated input/output tables next to each other, so you can quickly see the impact of your changes.

@Roberto Moita, The 1031 exchange is made for exactly what you're contemplating - a consolidation of several diverse properties into one larger asset. 

The purpose is to help consolidate your on-going property-related tasks in one view. 

And that's why the 1031 is such a key tax mitigating strategy.If you have several rentals then the idea that keeps the tax dollars working for you is to consolidate those rentals into passive cash producing assets and live off that cash. 

I told my friend about the HELoC and it's saved her a bunch of financial headache in paying off so many small bills and consolidated her debt. 

I think as the crowdfunding sites grow, they will eventually hit a 'consolidation' wave where one or two buy out the rest and then you will be in a competitive oligopoly to which you could see all those metrics you want in just a few sites....maybe, someday?

As they get older, I would think that consolidating and simplifying would be a very attractive route.Give it some thought.