Staying involved in a business partnership while dissolving the marriage will rarely work.If you split the properties, I recommend hiring a good property manager.

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It's really not all that rare.

The licensed versions sold at big box stores are not the same quality and break down quickly and rarely have replacement parts.

We rarely have time to discuss it, but we want to build wealth in a way that allows us to potentially work together, get out of corporate, and move to a forever home in another state in ten years when there are no longer any parenting plans governing us.

The combination of high costs and the after-repair value (ARV) frequently leads me to conclude that buying a new rental property is a better use of capital.

First of all it's very rare a seller gets a buyer's EMD deposit for buyer's financing falling thru.

I suppose I could combine the two ideas and live in a basement while renting out a 2 bedroom home to a traveling agency. 

Make sure you are working with a Realtor who specializes in investment properties because it isn't rare to think the property is rent ready and then it isn't.

A friend of mine invested in one last year—apartments upstairs, a small coffee shop downstairs - and the combination of income streams made it a steady performer.Scaling with a 1031 Exchange:While not applicable unless you sell a property, planning for a 1031 exchange could help you scale quickly while avoiding capital gains taxes.