@Dave Foster I like your reasoning and when they translate into business you must be doing something right. 

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Caleb Horne, you buy @John Thedfords portfolio of Lehigh, Cape Coral and Fort Myers houses :)  Seriously, you and John are like next door neighbors. 

Dave Foster is right - value is definitely in the cash flow and leases with high quality tenants.Nothing wrong with going direct investment route either.

Although I'm not promoting myself as an educator and do not provide any formal curriculum or program, I do foster a "learn by doing" experience from the nature of the JV relationshipI hope this helps to answer your question about the motivation from the experienced investor side.Bob***Moderator note that this reply is to respond to the poster's question and not intended to be a promotion of any of kind***

This forum features a few experts in 1031 exchanges, including @Dave Foster and @Bill Exeter.Other solutions are more complex and not suitable in every situation:Monetized installment sales.

I saw that the down payment (~30%) on an 850k asking price was about 255k and wasn't confident that I'd be able to scrape together enough funds, but luckily I've fostered some pretty good relationships and it wasn't as difficult as I thought.

@Eamonn McElroy @Basit Siddiqi @Dave Foster thank you for the advice and recommendations.

you've got to start with a real conversation, build trust, and foster the relationship.Best of luck!

@Dave Foster  can help you.

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Scott L. and @Carl Fischer, unfortunately simply 1031ing and buying in a state with a lower tax will not help @Ouman You as long as he lives in CA.