All businesses can hit speed bumps during any growth period. 

But, if a cost-seg study is done on the old property, you can manage Sec. 1245 recapture tax by doing a study on the new property to confirm it has as much or more Sec. 1245 property.You cannot swap a fully depreciated gas station for a raw piece of land and avoid recapture - you must replace all the 1245 and 1250 property.3) OZ - Sure you can defer your capital gains for a few years into an OZ fund, but the magic of OZ investments is the ability to achieve tax-exempt growth after a 10-year holding period.

MLS-listed deals are a bit harder to find, so investors here have had to get more creative in sourcing deals either through their own hustle (door-knocking, website, direct mail, driving for dollars) or finding good wholesalers to feed them deals. 

No, it's not a normal business practice and does not pass the smell test.From driving? 

@Kegan SchollFrom my experience, if you're a 22-year-old house hacker, Texas and similar markets can be great for room rentals thanks to population growth, strong demand, and tourism.

When evaluating markets for rental properties, there are a lot of factors to consider: population growth, employment rates, rent to price ratio/GRM/Cap Rate, rent trends, vacancy rates, etc. 

The LA fires will drive rates up for everyone and is now a major line item expense.

It is growing like a weed and there plenty of growth left to be had. 

There's a lot of great advice here, but a lot of this depends on your own time management, your drive, and what you're looking to get out of this.

It's a 3 bedroom 2 bath north west (10 min drive) of Franklin on top of one of the mountains.