Agreed, I think these articles are primarily made as clickbait and designed to give homebuyers false hope of an impending housing crash.

Andy Sirkin (fantastic legal team from SF) has a library of free online articles and a set of agreements to purchase, to help you on your way to become a Subject Mater Expert. https://andysirkin.com/article...Elizabeth and Christina (The Rental Girls) have done a great job pioneering the shared ownership (TIC's) model in Southern CA. 

@Angelica CrawfordHere's a very helpful article about replacing the value of the debt: https://www.ipx1031.com/replacing-debt-in-a-1031-exchange/

As for resources and connecting with other investors, take advantage of BiggerPockets through books, podcasts, articles, meetups and/or conferences! 

I would check the internet for articles about any lender you are considering.

This was on my to do list.See article below:Corporate Transparency Act Blocked Nationwide by Texas Court

But boy, do we love recording podcasts and writing articles and sounding smart.So, Trump is going to restore 100% bonus depreciation, y'all say?

I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. 

They actually failed to pay taxes in 1983 as well according to the follow up article below. 2 years later in 2017 the County reversed the sale voting 7-4 against “these out of town speculators trying to make a big payday” and for the fine people of their district. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/SF-supervisors-to-vo...

They put out fake news articles that they write themselves and have it automatically published using PR websites that push anything and everything regional news websites that instantly are published with review.