I haven't had a full-time employment for a while but I have money saved up to buy a property or two.Is anyone here living abroad also or know anyone living abroad that is not physically buying properties in the USA but abroad?

By using the BRRRR strategy, you only need to put down money once.

Why can't you offer her assistance while she trains you, so you both make money?

Quote from @Michael Overall: Good day, If an investor has 10 rentals and wanted to over time sell them and put the money tax free from a 1031 toward a large purchase is there a process to do that? 

You’ll get a better return over the long-term by putting your money in the stock market.

He became a contractor, worked hard, and grew a successful business that produced a lot of money.

Happy to be here - and good to have a good hard-money lender as an option!

We are all about saving money on flips and renovation efforts.  

Sometimes occupants still live there and eviction is not easy, and I have even heard a story once that the yakuza are involved in the construction and real estate business and exorted money from buyers through occupants in these properties. 

The time value of money still favors acceleration, but only if you have a clear path to eventually utilizing these losses.Don't let your tax savings get trapped in passive activity loss limbo.