That said, I highly recommend speaking with a local professional in the DFW area to get insights tailored to your specific goals.

The purchase decision might make itself clearer once you are here, have boots on the ground and are not pressured to make a decision from long distance.

I would target high lien to value properties in class C/D areas that are owned by an LLC.The supreme court case Tyler v.

No lender will lend that high leverage. 

It's in a rural town so I'm also worried that demand might not be as high as in more densely populated areas.I'm planning to call local banks this week to understand financing options and contact some contractors who might be interested in building additional units. 

The rules are designed to prevent related parties from engaging in exchanges that shift high basis property for low basis property, followed by a sale of the low basis property, effectively "cashing out" without recognizing gain.If you sell a property to a related party as part of a 1031 exchange, both you and the related party must hold the exchanged properties for at least two years following the exchange.

Going into an area with little data is high risk but could be high reward. 

They're highly popular for turnkey rental properties because qualification is primarily based on the income generated by the property itself rather than the borrower.

Hi BP community - I'm an investor with 3 SFHs in the Nashville area looking to acquire my first small multifamily property (2-4 units).I'm trying to determine the best approach for the 25% downpayment, comparing using cash that is currently sitting in a high yield savings account to funds from a HELOC on one of my properties.

Margins seem low and the risk seems high.