Do you own any investment properties?

Glad to see some justice.The next round of scams will be people raising money for new deals but then using those new funds to bail out previous deals—be it flippers who can't sell or apartment investors facing refinance rates and decompressing CAP rates.

However, I'm in the middle of a cash-out refinance of an investment property I already own.

If you do find that the costs to maintain the investment property are too substantial and you'd rather sell down the road, it would qualify for a 1031 exchange since the property was held for investment use.

@Eric Smith, It really doesn't matter who you are selling your property to - unrelated or related party. 

From a financial perspective, the numbers look attractive—many of these properties show a Cap Rate of 6%–8% or more, which is quite decent.For example, if a Dollar Store property is listed at $1.2 million with an average Net Operating Income (NOI) of $90,000 per year, financing 50% with a 6.5% APR, loan would still result in positive cash flow from day one.

@Chris CoreCan’t find a rental property to cashflow?

That is because practically all motivated sller leads are people in the process of being forced to sell a home due to legal pressure.

So far, I’ve closed two deals, and both required some creative structuring to make them work.One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that real estate isn’t just about buying and selling—it’s about solving problems.

After quitting the RE space in 2008 as a burned out landlord with upside down properties, I rejoined the space as a curious vacant land newbie investor in early 2023.