I am selling a property in CA with a pretty hefty gain (great!)

Many people believe investing in real estate is a passive activity, but that's rarely the case.

As you gain experience on what you really couldn’t learn from books or podcasts, you will have the fallback of the annuities to bail you out.

We're currently working in the business quite a bit right now, but as it grows we'll be hiring to have it fully staffed with passive income to cover our current expense plus more. 

Is this possible to delay or nix capital gains? 

Right now, I am not in need of passive or even income on a month to month basis. 

Real estate is more passive while business is often active income until you get people in place.

Leveraging the 5% down conventional loan is a brilliant way to minimize upfront costs while still gaining a foothold in appreciating markets like Gilbert, AZ.

Nickerson added “exchanging” real estate to upgrade to larger holdings without paying capital gains tax to his formula, and a number of other books were written about the subject in the next 10 years.  

You likely still would owe capital gains tax on these.