If you move into a property acquired through a 1031 exchange and make it your primary residence, you may qualify for the capital gains exclusion under Section 121 (up to $250K single/$500K married) if you live in the property for at least two of the last five years before selling.However, gains attributable to the time it was a rental property remain taxable (non-qualified use), and depreciation claimed during the rental period must be recaptured at a 25% tax rate.

Hi,I’m a single-family real estate investor with a few rental properties under my belt.

It is a 3BR, 2BA single family home with attached garage and full basement with potential for at least 1 BR to be added downstairs.

@Robert Lum  you bet you can troll around a site like BP read their books listen to the pod cast of those that are successful and talk about their business's.. its inspiring and motivational.but if you really want to learn the nuts and bolts you need to get in the game.the best and least expensive way to do that is to simply take a pre license course in your state.. learn the laws ( the real laws not the BS that is talk about on line).. terminology etc. then go to work with a brokerage in the aspect of Real estate that interest  you.. there you will get REAL training by those that are successful you get on a team.. you get paid as you learn.

We have a single family home, a small commercial retail building, and now we are pursuing a 5 unit apartment complex.

We have some single family rentals and it appears that our property manager might be going out of business.

Bet you know who that is don't ya Carlos? 

However, if you do buy a single family, you can get away with 10% down as a second home, with conventional financing.

Hi There - We have had several clients make the numbers work here in Chicago typically with either FHA 203k and home style renovation loans.I continue to remind everyone that a single or walk right now will be a double, triple, or even a home run down the road. 

I imagine it's higher than a typical single family rental considering it looks like the host usually ends up paying for any damage caused by tenants due to a variety of reasons (tenant refuses to pay, damage happened in a common area and it's not clear what tenant caused it, etc.).- Rental loss - PadSplit claims they collect 97% of rents, but I've spoken to a few hosts who have said that a much larger % of their tenants get kicked out owing $500 or more in back rent that is rarely ever collected - what's your experience been here?