Moreover, Memphis has a supportive community for veterans, which could offer additional resources and networks to support your investment journey.Since you mentioned not wanting to handle property management yourself, there are reputable property management companies in Memphis that can handle those responsibilities, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of rental income without the day-to-day management tasks.Balancing the purchase of your primary residence with your investment goals is a prudent approach.

Id be interested to see if they suggest attaching comps for supporting the price the exchange is done at... that seems like a prudent thing to do

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I've been listening to the Rookie Real Estate podcast for the past several months and finally decided that I want to start my real estate journey with the assistance and support of this platform.

The one critical area I am struggling to line up help with is after hours emergency support.

Open to being corrected if I’m wrong, it happens.In that case, where tax code doesn’t specifically provide support for a scenario we need to rely on other secondary sources - hence the Pub reference.  

Big Mahalo Andrew for the support.  

If I still pay $100,000 and ask the seller to pay $3000 in closing costs, that is not a taxable event"I'd be interested in hearing your support for these positions Greg, please feel free to cite your sources.If we use that line of logic, a worker for a car dealership can request a down-payment on a new car instead of compensation, and not have to pay any taxes. 

:)"No need for moderator support, just shouting at clouds over here.