That way, you get into real estate without giving up a good income source.Is real estate your long-term goal, or more of a shift from what you’re currently doing?

And fall in equities will only exacerbate this trend - along with continued on-shoring / pro-growth trends the current administration is pushing.  

@Steven WetherillHey Steven, I just looked at some current duplexes on the market in Boiling Springs.

I am currently self employed as a GC with my own company: Carolina Premier Homes.

We currently have fixed interest rate at 2.85 on one home and 3.25% on the other 

@Michelle Wang"My current lawyer has been somewhat helpful, though the case is progressing far too slowly.

We currently own two other duplexes and we've house-hacked all of them.

Quote from @Jadan Williams: Hello bigger pockets experts, I currently live in california but will list my house for sale within the next couple months i want to use between 100-200k for an investment but not sure how to go about it.

If you spend the entire $300k restoring the property, then here is the end result:- deductible casualty loss of $50k- no current tax- the restored property has $0 basis and cannot be depreciated- when it is later sold, the entire sale price is taxableMechanics and reporting are tricky, and I would not recommend to DIY it, especially since my scenario is over-simplified, and your real scenario is likely to involve more gotchas.Thanks so much. 

My wife and I have a vacant lot in Tallahassee and we're looking to use the current equity to exchange for a larger single family investment property.