You do have to purchase at least as much real estate as your net sale if you want to defer all tax.TICS are generally cash deals. 

Instead, they faced stagnant rents and rising expenses, leading to negative cash flow.### The House Hack I Wish I Had TriedIf I could do it all over again, I would have started with house hacking.

I live in Dubai and I also invested a bit in the US over the past few yearsBut I was interested to continue investing in Dubai , maybe at least get a few rental properties to generate some cash flow.i would be interested to discuss with anyone who has similar interest or who has been successful in this ? 

I've got a good amount of deals I could probably send him to get the 10k each, assuming they fit his criteria, they don't fit mine.

I am researching my first deal in town (a foreclosure), and hoping to slowly but surely acquire properties for cash flow and retirement security. 

I do not have a traditional W2 job so I can't pursue the typical conventional loan or a FHA since I don't have income (hence the DSCR route).However, I've seen that most DSCR lenders do not lend if the loan amount is less than $100K.

I have referred a loan out of state based on NOI, cap rate at purchase, room for increase income and purchase price vs market value.Maybe I didn’t articulate the intent of the post as clearly as I hopedFor anyone who has bought multi family out of state, “what are gives you the warm and fuzzies about a deal”:Obviously not cap rate, but maybe vacancy rate,  Cash on Cash ,GRM, IRR, Unlevered free cash flow, Cities over 250k?

Purchase price: $540,000 Cash invested: $108,000 Sale price: $540,000 My client bought a condo in Lincoln park.

My clients are able to find pretty nice cash flow! 

Purchase price: $375,000 Cash invested: $30,000 This was a 2 unit that I purchased in 2016 for $375K.