@Angelica CrawfordIf you sell a property for $500K, you need to buy a property for $500K to fully defer taxes in a 1031 exchange (there is slight nuance, and ALWAYS double check with a CPA). 

Best wishesI suggest you double check the updates and fine print, there has been a LOT of changes on margin accounts, seemingly everywhere.

A EE bond is a pitiful interest on the face of it, but it is a guarenteed double value in 20 years, which equals 3.6 percent, I think. 

Quote from @Dennis Knapp: I Have one double that I live in i bought as an investment just to help pay my mortgage.

Just go through them, select the renovated/closely matching ones, and enter them into a model.Here's my fix & flip model, you can see the comps entered and some quick stats below them: Then I use that comp data to adjust the Sale Price in the model to what I estimate it will be (double check the resale $/sf is in-line with the comps), then adjust the purchase price until I hit my desired return level. 

Received a letter that they are more than doubling my monthly fee + a $50 meter reading fee, and unfortunately this is a cost that the state does not allow us to pass along to the tenant!

Homes are double story standard homes with around 21-24 Squares.

For married couples, it doubles to $600.

If his fixed costs are $4000 per month his profit just doubled from $1000 to $2000 monthly.

Double check on permits if the previous owners has done a remodel.Do not rely on agents representation.Do not work with a dual agency as a buyer, the agents first commitment is to the sellers.Allow at least a year of seasoning before determining the profits of an investment.Happy to share.