Everyone wants to live in a nice house , in a safe area , with good schools .

You might get it look good, but if you have no permits it might not be safe or up to code and might make the house hard to sell down the road.

The other counties mention above have there same issues too, but as whole you can find great and safe investsments anywhere if you do your own due diligence.  

And it goes without saying, contributing to safe and comfortable housing for people is a great reason to invest in real estate in general and I always strive to be the best landlord I can be. 

Words a crude device for what goes on in our heads, but they're all we've got!

They are also frowned upon by the title underwriters.These types of investment strategies should only be pursued by seasoned investors that have done them a few dozen times or in close cooperation with a law and title office that knows these systems.Be safe out there guys Alan

But I once did one to save a couple thousand bucks, and it cost nearly that much just to hire the Qualified Intermediary.Also, I found myself wanting to move into the property I exchanged, which is a no-no without allowing a couple of years to pass under a safe harbor.

Condos can be steady and safe, but will not have the appreciation potential that single-family homes have, but also come with less maintenance.

I was also appreciative of Dave’s patience and exacting answers to any questions and was clear to me he has more than perfected his craft.The title company had a portal that collected all the documents and laid everything out in phases that I could log in at any time to see progress.As one who is extremely organized I felt I was in a safe space and knew any issues would be addressed.

You can get a much higher risk adjusted return buying class A/B multi units yourself or even just dumping the money in VNQ if want truly safe passive.