@Michael LiddicoatThe seller can accept seller financing(installment plan).This would allow the seller to report gain and pay taxes over a period of time instead of all at once.The downside for this is that gain attributable to depreciation recapture is taxed upon year of sale.An alternative would be to do a 1031 exchange.

If so, then Fundrise is all non-accredited offerings, so there are a lot higher fees than you can find in alternative accredited investments.

My wife and I are looking buy a duplex in the San Antonio area. As I’ve looked on Zillow and other sights there are not a whole lot of properties for sale in the areas we would like to live. I have driven around and k...

It has HUGE seo potential and will be a viable alternative for homeowners who want a great place to list. 

. $1200 is expensive when you consider the alternative that I am suggesting is infinitely expandable at no additional costs for the rest of your life.

An alternative would be to apply the RUBS billing method for water/sewer, which costs no money.

A possible alternative would be to find a local partner with experience and success in running short-term rentals, and do a 1033 to partner on one in the same or another attractive area in SoCal. 

You could have passive loss carryover's which would have to be carried forward to a year when you have passive income.The alternative argument is that if you capitalize and depreciate you would be subject to depreciation recapture when you sell the property.

We haven't come up with an economical alternative to the ugly, cracked and warped sidewalk type paving that's out there now.

I've been an RN for 7 years and in between patients (living and dead) the rooms are simply washed down with either bleach or alternative disinfectants, day after day after day.