Quote from @Mathew Chacko: Hi friends, did anyone end up using e1031xchange ?

No it's your friends boomer parents giving the downpayment to your Gen Z/millennial friend to buy that house to their newlywed son with their new daughter in law/wife being emotional and running up the price because it's a "dream" house.

One of my friend happens to be a RE agent, landlord and a property manager himself and he seems to feel that as long as she pays rent on time and does not create nuisance, not to worry much and just keep do a quarterly property inspection.

Real estate is a long term game once you understand that it gets easier my friend .

A friend of mine, Ryan, who invests heavily in Baltimore, realized his interest costs were eating into his cash flow.

I’ve been around real estate for decades, and I read in The Economist once that in lively markets like Charlotte, folks will pay a premium for a comfortable room if you’re near major employers.A friend of mine tried something similar out in Austin a while back.. he’d inherited a 4-bedroom property and split it into individual room rentals.

John,  I’ve had friends move out of the Cahokia market because they couldn’t find good property management.

In the NE states, AKA tenant friendly states, I would always have a PM to help protect my interests.

I navigate through cities and towns, identifying areas that are both friendly and challenging for STRs.

That was a substantial discount compared to my friends who were paying 2k+.