I am interested in passive income through rentals, and learning how I can use the 1031 exchange to trade up into small multifamily.

Hi all,I am going through the research now on doing a 1031 exchange from a single family home where I have seen decent appreciation (and also was my first SFR, so I put more into it than I should have!).  

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As far as a mentor goes, I'd recommend doing what you can to find a deal and then bringing it to someone in your area to see if they'd go in with you on it where they get majority (like 60/40) in exchange for guidance through areas that you're needing help on.

If she had sent the security deposit already I'd have kept it, telling her she has a signed lease and I'll be using this to pay the first month worth of rent and she'd better hope that I find a replacement for her by October 1 (although in Georgia a landlord is NOT required to remedy this).However, since we're talking long distance and no money exchanged do what others have said; chalk it up to an experience and move on.Gail

We've pushed prices HIGH with this method, simply because agents like to bring properties to their investors in exchange for the listing post-flip.Another, more target approach, is hiring a few outbound call agents to cold call investors and put together their buying criteria.

We have a remodel project we're working on and wouldn't mind your remodeling advice in exchange for investment/landlording advice!

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Real estate broker” or “broker” means (A) any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation which acts for another person or entity and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration, lists for sale, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale, exchange, purchase or rental of, an estate or interest in real estate, or a resale of a mobile manufactured home, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 21-64, or collects or offers or attempts to collect rent for the use of real estate, and (B) any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation employed by or on behalf of the owner or owners of lots or other parcels of real estate, at a stated salary, upon commission, upon a salary and commission basis or otherwise to sell such real estate, or any parts thereof, in lots or other parcels, and who sells or exchanges, or offers, attempts or agrees to negotiate the sale or exchange of, any such lot or parcel of real estate;

You can complete another 1031 Exchange when you are ready to sell Property B and 1031 Exchange by acquiring your co-owner's TIC interest in property A. 

The upside is regarding the construction loan is you can capitalize the interest during construction increasing your basis in the project, The downside is you will need to bring a decent down payment and if you don't own the land or have any construction experience, and you'll need a partner with developer experience especially if this is your first project.I would recommend a JV with a developer, maybe a reduction on the developer fee in exchange for something on the backend of project completion, there are a few good ones out there that do small projects as well.