Home sales hit their lowest level in almost 30 years, so it's not unusual to see a property sitting on the market for many months.

It's almost like they tack on a few hundred dollars to the order and forget to charge sales tax

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So, winters are the traditional slow times for sales & rentals.

He’s only 55, he can enjoy his retirement, golf, etc for a few years and buy back in when he sees a good opportunity.

The goal is to slowly build a real estate portfolio and get to a point that I can eventually sale my business. 

The only reason to look into franchises that flip houses or do renovations pre-sale is because you have existing business that you could leverage on top of this to add more clientele.

I have been working on creating more passive RE opportunities and have come across a unique equity financing structure.

@Rachelle BertumenI live in the Lake Tahoe basin and there are still good opportunities in the area.

Actually, it is possible do structure a 1031 Exchange on the sale of one or more relinquished properties and then using the proceeds through the 1031 Exchange to construct improvements on real property you already own.