@Lexi Blocksom If the burden of holding the property outweighs the long-term gains, a 1031 exchange allows you to defer all taxes, and you won’t have to recapture depreciation.This option enables you to use the deferred tax benefits to purchase nicer properties in areas with greater growth potential.Once you complete your exchange, you can immediately do a cash-out refinance if you need access to some cash, tax-free.

Purchase price: $740,000 Cash invested: $1,300,000 Sale price: $3,850,000 I refer to this project as a new construction house hack, as I secured a primary residence construction loan for a two-family home.

part of the brrrr process is renting it. get it rented for better rates. 75% max cash out using the new value. 

That way, you build equity and cash flow at the same time.Feel free to reach out if you want to run any numbers or talk through a deal.

You could buy 5+ cash-flowing houses and let a professional PM handle the load.

Short-term rentals (STRs) can generate strong cash flow, especially in tourist-heavy areas, but come with higher upfront costs, regulatory risks, and active management needs.

Like many new investors, I had little cash and no access to traditional lenders.

Long-term cash flow. 

Obviously cash flow would be wonderful, but not necessarily needed.

Or we gradually perform high-quality updates for a live-in flip, then roll the equity into a new home.Regarding rental income, we aim to boost income, lower our effective tax rate by generating more low tax-drag income with rental income (since there’s not much we can do to lower out W2 tax bills) and have retirement cash flow.To compare the financial impact over 10-20 years, we want to analyze renting versus flipping.