Long-term investment should cover income shortfalls and consider alternative markets outside San Francisco or affordable markets like Texas, Ohio, or Arizona.

Consult a real estate CPA or tax attorney to assess if the benefits outweigh the fees and risks for your situation, and consider alternatives like 1031 exchanges or installment sales for simpler strategies.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Alternatively, using part of those funds to pay your current mortgage might help create additional borrowing room.

Alternatively, franchising could be a solid route—it offers scalability with a proven framework.

MTR arbitrage may allow an owner less hassle and equal profit from their unit compared to the other available alternative of LTR.3.

I'd love to believe that we have an alternative to the paper we pass around, but we don't yet.In addition, did you know that your bank account can disappear or your electronic refund from the IRS can be hacked, and there is NO recourse?

@Mic Salvador,Doing BRRRR out of state is going to be pretty tough, unless you’re willing to move there and live on-site for the duration of the rehab and leasing process.I run a turnkey operation out in Alabama and I saw that @Min Zhang already recommended turnkey as a possible alternative—have you given that any thought?

I think bitcoin may be a good store of value for people who live in countries where there are few alternatives.

Alternatively, you can use your home's wealth to pay down other expenses, thus improving your cash flow to handle your mortgage payments.

Back in 2021 when the market was on fire, sellers would be wary of financed offers because there were so many alternatives.