@Kevin Hoover, with certain types of entities it is possible to contribute property to and distribute property from that entity without triggering a tax event. 

As an out of state investor, I would love to connect and potentially have a property manager in my team that experience in Section 8 rental. 

@Damien Davis - I bought most of my properties when I had a W2 job. 

diversification and cash flowSan Jose, CA has been very appreciation heavy... and i'm not opposed to keeping some property here, though the multi-family / commercial real estate has very low cap rates, and low growth from what i'm seeing.

Quote from @Paul Whitehurst: Many will tell you to borrow money from Property A to purchase Property B, but that's known as over-leveraging and not recommended for a newer investor.

I am a twenty year plus licenses GC who has built over 100,000,000. in commercial and residential construction in the NY, NJ, PA, CT and CA marketplaces.

Depends on which property you pull equity from.

Hey everyone, I just finished developing a detailed guide on how to read and dispute appraisal reports effectively, and honestly, I’m amazed at how often small errors can significantly undervalue a property.

In addition, due to them being eligible for conventional non-commercial financing they typically have lower cap rate than 5 units and more.  

Looking to learn anything and everything about the commercial world to hopefully one day be able to become an investor ourselves.