If your cost basis is low and you would have to pay a lot of capital gains tax on sale, you could use a 1031 exchange, or you could use a monetized installment sale, which may be a better way to defer your tax and provide cash to invest.

Hello BP Community!  So I've been thinking about ways to increase the overall income from a few duplexes that I own in NE Ohio and wanted to see if anyone else had ever tried this, after searching the forums I didn't ...

That's 55k down, estimate $1000/mo net income (after all expenses). 

Just looking to bounce ideas with some experienced folks on here.My law firm has been expanding and has outgrown our current space. The seller of a unique property accepted our offer a month ago and we are set to clos...

In this game, you need to monetize absolutely every lead to the max.

@Tim Johnson you might also consider 1031 exchange or Monetized installment sale (deferring taxes for 30 years); when it comes to getting leverage on apartment complexes - it’s has a lot to do with personal relationships; you might want to consider to partner up or work with asset managers

With this approach....My 5 year goal is to aquire 100 units under this model which will hopefully cash flow: 100 units x $100/ unit per month= $10,000/mo NET PROFIT which is a 6figure income and will allow my wife and I to retire from our jobs and both do real estate full time....if I meet my goals then that would be an early retirement from a JOB at only 34. 

If your goal is to defer capital gains tax on the sale and use the (as yet) untaxed sales proceeds to buy the business then you can accomplish this with a monetized installment sale.

Another option is to sell the property in a monetized installment sale. 

You can sell with a monetized installment sale, which results in 30 year deferral of capital gains tax, and provides you with 93.5% of your net sales proceeds in cash.