Because I'm the boots on the ground here locally in VA and NC I believe I can add great value to people that may live somewhere that they cant get access to the type of opportunities I have in their local markets.

Would like to understand 1031 exchange rule to understand what is considered as boot that would be taxable. 

Just make sure you are using a quality agent and good boots on the ground knowledge.

Good agents are a great source of knowledge , boots on the ground and can refer quality contractors.  

I'm the youngest in the group (by 20+ years) and my inexperience in real estate transactions is combated by my ambition and ability to work with numbers (this is where my job as a credit analyst comes into play).

It was fantastic for networkingI don’t know for sure, but it seems like at around the same time that BiggerPockets started hosting its own conferences and advertising boot camps and such that it became harder and harder to find where on the website that you could find local meetups.This morning I searched the website to try to find where local meetups were posted on the website and it took me between 5 and 10 minutes to find it.

As well as in an addendum to the contract.This means it is a sales concession and will be boot to him. 

I would seek CPA advise on this if you want to make sure you are not taxed on the sale excess (boot).Good Investing...

You will need boots on the ground and someone that can give you personal experience for you to grow your portfolio and also be your go-to for connections locally.

For example, you should never let your contractor run free - you should be working with a project manager or boots on the ground services that they can check the contractor work and make sure everything looks great.