I’m no attorney or CPA, so I won’t wade into legal or tax advice, but I’ve watched a well-timed 1031 turn a humble starter property into a stepping stone toward a whole portfolio.

Hey Robin, thanks it's actually a creative finance deal with some value add opportunity, so I'm really looking forward to learning a lot from this Nice - sounds like a cool way to start Thank you, Robin, this is my first deal after literally being in tutorial hell(watching many videos trying to learn the strategy) so I'm really excited about this

Watch this podcast and learn the lesson the cheap way. 

If not, we would just hold and rent the Mooresville house.I’ve been watching the trends on Zillow over some time now and it seems to me that the 1% rule is a thing of the past, like I just missed that boat.

It does save so much time, and you also get great advice on what to do or even watch out for.

Usually that just slows them down to train you and watch over you.Find out what someone likes, call it a gift, show you'll do anything to learn.

One thing to watch out for is the financing aspect of it - could be a hurdle getting a loan if the transaction is "non-arms length" - i.e. between "Friends" - might be worth looking at seller financing too

People watch youtube or HGTV every day and instantly declare themselves an investor.

I recently watched a BiggerPockets podcast on YouTube where both folks made flood insurance mistakes from not noticing something in the disclosure.

Marketing material from commercial brokers in all 50 states, for all sorts of NNN, isn't useful, and you aren't going to really get insights until you narrow your focus a bit.Starbuck is a nice easy thing to watch b/c they are all over and, since Americans have largely replaced their trans fat addition (McDonalds, Burger King) with a sugary caffeine addition (Starbucks), it's likely going to do well for a few decades.