I'm particularly passionate about small multi family. 

I have a small residential interior design business serving home builders and residential contractors in Northern VA.

I am aware that I would have to claim a large gift tax exclusion but $300K is relatively small.3) Use a 1031 exchange to sell this property and buy an equal/greater one in AZ, where #1 son lives. 

Starting small and scaling up is a tried-and-true path, and this community is filled with people who’ve walked that road and are eager to share their experiences.Feel free to ask questions, share your wins (and challenges), and tap into the collective knowledge here.

I am a small time landlord with a few local SFH rentals, and would like to register a “free account” with them that I keep reading about in the forums.

Or can recommend a great property mgmt company in Houston area for both single family and small multis?

I have started small and out of state where I am entrusting people based on referrals.

- Having minor maintenance taken care of at no cost - Regular cleanings and maintenance so small issues don't become big issues- A hands off tenant who never bothers the landlord- A property maintained in new condition because it's in the tenant's interestI used to do primarily rental arbitrage but shifted to STR/MTR property management.

The number of defaults is too small to worry about, at least today.

Many small investors use their primary address as their service address.