Quote from @Jerry Maliszewski: According to Fannie Mae, 10 million people will be moving to the midwest by 2030 all seeking smaller downtowns. 

As opposed to someone that works a year or less at each job or even moves state to state often. 

Out-of-state investing is another solid move if you have a strong property manager.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

Some of the moves you made are of the logic gamblers use when they're down at a table. 

We live in Wisconsin so it will be a hike but we plan to move to where we are starting to invest.

==========================My relative is asking if this is a viable way to legally avoid having to pay taxes:STEP 1: SELL PRIMARY RESIDENCE (House A)-Sell primary residence to son-in-law for cost basis + $500K-File gift tax form for difference between sale price & market value-Not pay capital gains on $500K due to personal exemption.STEP 2: SELL RENTAL PROPERTIES-Do 1031 exchange and buy House A back from son-in-law-Rent out House A for 1 year before move back in==========================Thoughts?

So advice to get the house against him and he will move out on his own is HIGHLY unlikely.  

What’s the best way to move forward