This process can take a couple of months if the tenants are cooperative, but will likely take 6+ months and possibly over a year.Do you know if the tenants for the subject property are cash tenants or program/voucher recipients?

Feel free to ask for information on finding one.Tenant SegmentNo property ever paid rent.

If you're interested in diving into Detroit and want to talk more or need some insights, feel free to reach out.Wishing you the best on your journey out of San Diego investing!

Only to make yourself feel better by getting verification, but that's not how you learn.

I imagine you are still feeling the effects of Helene.

Besides directly contacting the employer, this is now the only way I feel comfortable verifying income—especially since pay stubs and bank statements are frequently being altered these days.

I feel the same.

Hop on Airbnb and scan nearby properties of similar size to get a feel for what they offer at the price points charged.

I feel if you can do the 1031 you should lean towards that.

I also reccomend lining up a contractro early, realy early, from what I’ve heard, so you can keep everything on schedule and budget.So now that you’ve tackled what most investors would call a major job, do you see yourself repeating a similar strategy.. or do you feel like branching out into something else?