Indeed @Phillip DwyerEmphasizing the speed and certainty of close in your offer can, and often does, trump a higher offer.

Saving cash does take time, but you can also earn cash from doing too and speed up the process.

My GC admits he went overboard on the staircase, but is taking what he learned to put similar stairs in our next two homes, but with more speed and less materials cost.

With the brand recognition they had, they could have beaten Netflix to the punch on a powerhouse streaming service but they decided to regard it as a fad.

I'm sure this triggers cap gains recognition and basis adjustment.

This definitely speeds up the process.I've never had a vacancy last over 1 week and I've never had a lack of applications in my hand.

Keep an open mind because after your next deal, you may still want to hang on to the cash to speed up the deal after that-at least that is where I recently found myself in regards to paying off my wife's student loans.

So for example, a taxpayer that lost timberland property used for logging could not replace that property with a parking lot and qualify for non-recognition under Section 1033.Property that has been condemned enjoys more liberal treatment, and instead of being judged by the “similar or related in use” standard, is determined by expansive definition of like-kind similar to that of Section 1031.

I'm chugging away at REI and telling my co-workers I'm just passing through :)I'm not familiar with the queens market, but I'm sure there are a lot of local investors here on the site that can get you up to speed.

I plan to let that first property add up rent for a year while I get another one up to speed and depending on cash flow, cash balance and how solid I am feeling with the tenants I have and the character of the houses I bought (are they sucking more or less money to maintain as I expected?).