Once I get to a point that it is making enough per month that I feel comfortable taking money out of the business that would be when I get to the point that it is worth have a specialist assist me in all deductions, credits, and future items that will help me to transfer from a W2 to working for myself fully.

I was in a leased building, counting on a hand-shake deal to buy the property in the future.

It may or may not show on a credit report, depends on the servicing and you should have the loan serviced.Failure to include the debt on a future loan application is mortgage fraud, wanna go to jail?

If that's not an option then make sure you do plenty of research into what markets have growing economies and what is driving the growth into the future.

If you opened the exchange with the intent to hold the property for investment, and then in the future circumstance changed which caused you to reconsider the use of the replacement property and convert it to personal use, then a period of time less than two years might be reasonable.  

We are looking to building some fourplexes in the near future in the area - when you say expand your portfolio - what are you looking for ?

I'm interested to know because you invest in the South side what do you see as the perks in the future investment there?

Time has a way of healing these challenges, and the lessons you are learning will help you avoid similar situations in the future.

Past success is a good indicator of future performance. understand the risk if the project takes longer or costs more.

Your breakdown (and future color map) is going to make great wall art in my home office!