With the growth mindset you clearly have, you're building a solid foundation for success.

Look for areas with lower property prices, strong rental demand, and steady job growth.

Weigh convenience vs. control—your renovations and location set you up well for long-term growth! 

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This would likely kill any cash flow for a first duplex purchase, but allow you to purchase a second one much more quickly.We have seen strong appreciation and rent growth through this market.

And that is really saying something because I invested a tremendous amount of myself and time into my small business and learning to play guitar and my personal recovery and growth as a person.

The government has now started creating laws to stop the growth of Airbnb.

I'm not sure the market will outpace the rest of the country in valuation growth.

But, if a cost-seg study is done on the old property, you can manage Sec. 1245 recapture tax by doing a study on the new property to confirm it has as much or more Sec. 1245 property.You cannot swap a fully depreciated gas station for a raw piece of land and avoid recapture - you must replace all the 1245 and 1250 property.3) OZ - Sure you can defer your capital gains for a few years into an OZ fund, but the magic of OZ investments is the ability to achieve tax-exempt growth after a 10-year holding period.

That said, the construction is slowing, and I believe Huntsville’s population growth will make this a good investment over 10+ years.