If structured well, this can be a great way to get started without much cash.

Beyond trying to connect on this forum would recommend look in the BP Meet up section and checking out local DFW FB RE investor Facebook groups as well as Meetup.com and Eventbrite for local events. 

SO why all the legalize right, well because like any good law there is a series of if's, but's and when's. 

I have another rental a few streets away that has done very well.

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this works well if the tenant is a national user or multi unit operator who has built these buildings many times. 

However, the MLS in San Diego as well as the appraisers I've worked with do.You'll definitely want to check to see how the topic is addressed in the particular locale the property is in. 

Quote from @Chase  I hope all is well!

But ya have to make some educated prognostications in life.Add this to the information your processing - What your talking about doing is eliminating around $4000 or interest expense (which is deductible anyway so really could be a real impact of eliminating $2800 or so) of debt in exchange for paying over $10K in capital gains tax (don't forget possible state gains tax as well).