Employee management is not a strength of my husband (and he happily admits it!).  

Some have sober homes for men or a place for youths who have aged out of foster care.

Definitely talk to a 1031 specialist like @Dave Foster to get the mechanics of the 1031 process.Sounds like you want to keep your one rental and get rid of the mountain houses.

He is a BP employee that just moved to Arkansas to house hack after analyzing a bunch of markets.

A skilled property manager can ensure a positive tenant experience by responding promptly to maintenance requests, addressing concerns, and fostering good relationships.

I'm a W2 employee, all long term rentals, no STRs.#1) If I have capital gains from stock dividends and interest income (high yield saving accounts, etc) are those offset by my PALs.

Think about the things that would be important to you whether you’re a single individual, family, student or employee and decide what areas provide those things.

This question has come up a few times with prospective clients recently, so I thought I'd shed some light on it.Generally, being an employee in a real estate business does not automatically qualify you for REPS unless you own at least 5% of the employer.

$30 is what one of our employees is charged by her landlord at another property and it doesn't include lawn mowing.

There are exemptions for LLCs/Corps that employee more than 20 employees or have annual income of more than $5 million, because every body know money launderers never have more than 20 employees or make more than $5 million a year.