It's hard to harvest equity on these plays, unless you commit, long-term, towards very light leverage, as the only practical ways to benefit from the equity in your portfolio, if you plan to never sell it, only exchange it, for a lifetime, are to spend the cash flow, or cash out refi.

It's free to sign up for an account and the savings account has a very competitive interest rate.

Despite being assured that there would be significant tax savings on my 2023 taxes, there were no cost savings or advantages to having paid $5,000 for strategy in that tax year.

Also offered cash at 30k less.  

It’s a smart move, especially since it ties in with your goal of saving for your first investment.For skills, you probably already have a good foundation with your sales experience—things like communication, organization, and dealing with clients are all super valuable.

California landlords can now enjoy streamlined maintenance and cost savings thanks to AB 2622.Signed into law in September 2024, AB 2622 raises the threshold for unlicensed contracting work from $500 to $1,000.

I believe it is 27 years of depreciation that you hedge against any cash flow you received. 

Quote from @Terry Ouimet: Used a broker to help me find Olympus for FL str, tweaked some things saved $100/mo.

I was able to figure out that they had come upon some hard times and were significantly low on cash.

Thanks though champ  You didn't save him him, you just kicked the can down the road.