Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

We would stay in one of the units until the youngest went to college, or moves on.

I live in NJ but have some really good friends guiding me towards Scranton.

**Stay Active in Real Estate:** Despite the uncertainty, continue exploring real estate opportunities.

The argument against this though, is that the audit technique guides suggest that the 1245 asset components have to be 'personal property', aka movable assets.

I learned this lesson the hard way when I bought my first investment property off market.You need tenants who stay for many years, pay rent on schedule, and take good care of the property.

@Jeffrey Abraham The bank actually has a format but would like to have a better chance by having someone guide me.

But the reduced complexity of the single member set up and the improved liability coverage that is similar to 2 member LLC guided us this way, as well as others good insight.

Stay local -- you have to be there physically.

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