Sadly, we lost my mother-in-law to cancer two years ago, and my father-in-law has since realized he no longer wants to live there, though he remains emotionally attached.The home is in its final stages of construction, needing only finish work and a kitchen remodel to be rentable.

If you're using Zillow or the tax district or almost any public facing website, I always question how good the comps are.   

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I hear there's a recent case in Federal Court where an investor was found NOT GUILTY of violating anti spam laws because his text was asking to BUY a property, which isn't sales (which is what marketing is). 

Hello, I wanted to draft a contract for GC to work on various projects with us and I was curious to see if its better to get a proper contract drafted through a lawyer or are there any templates I can use.

Other areas constantly threaten to curtail the ability to use homes for str whereas sevier county is based on the rental of cabins and they have zoning that can never be rescinded to guarantee it. 

Who is going to manage the property? 

Welcome to BiggerPockets, Sam!

In order to do a 1031 exchange (a consolidation exchange as Eric's example was) you must be purchasing property that you intend to hold for investment use. 

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