@rick taxed at short term cap gains I intend on keeping till 1 year markYour other questions I’ve answered elsewhere in the thread

Lots of great info on here as well, and like they're saying the best thing to do is to find an experience broker / realtor who can help you navigate which neighborhoods to target and which ones to stay away from, as well helping you to build out your team for property managers, lenders, inspectors, contractors, ect.

This allows you to use all of the tax and deferred depreciation recapture to purchase the larger MF propertyA consolidation exchange is where you sell multiple investment properties to purchase a larger and nicer investment property, but you also get the benefit of using all of the tax you would have had to pay to your advantage.

You have to find a zip code that has a prevalence of multifamily and a pathway to build multifamily.

People claim that 1031 investors over pay all the time just to avoid taxes.  

We value building deeper relationships with investors with whom we align perfectly rather than having superficial relationships with everyone who wants to buy. 

could be just like a regular deal, but if you're up for pitching, presenting and educating a seller on the tax and other advantages of seller financing, you just might turn it into a seller finance deal.

I can’t imagine the returns you would have to generate. 22% federal tax, plus 8% state tax, plus 10% penalty.

I suspect a decent VA could access public records and build a mainling list for you  or check Property Radar and see if there software will do that for you..

We pay payroll taxes and workers comp, we comply with state and federal laws regarding work place safety, PTO, vacation, labor laws et al.