I am also 50 so hence my aggressiveness on the timetable.Thanks for the reply and I am sure there are many ways I can drive this off the rails if not careful so I would hold on any congrats but thanks. 

Has anyone else had this problem, I've removed the baseboards and tapped it back together once already but it continues to separate, not really sure what to do, it looks great and holds up super well, except for the gaps! 

Feel free to reach out and I'd be happy to share more insight with you.For traditional buy and hold investors, long-term rents are up 1.3% year over year... not bad considering how quickly they jumped between '21-'23. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

For example, do landlords in that neighborhood charge for coin operated laundry, or do they hold pet deposits?

House is amazing and I want to hold long term but hemerging a bunch of cash right now.

If the tenant's credit is terrible, you won't have the leverage to hold them accountable.

After joining BiggerPockets Pro and making use of all the tools available, I've decided that Buy and Hold will be my main strategy, specifically with small multi-family homes to start.  

Those of us that stick to proven methods of buy-and-hold will look like geniuses after 20+ years.

Those memos do not hold authoratative weight but shows the IRS’ thoughts!