turn over to PM3. sell them all and move into fixed income.I'm just not sold on the 1031 angle. 

In my opinion, that is how an occupied house should be shown.The "no showings until an offer is accepted" strategy is widely used, but it also decreases the demand for the property.

Cynical and morally I have real problem with investors angling to profit from destruction of families and society.  

It’s long, rectangular with bench seating. 6’ wide by 20’ long.

So still 1% state-wide population growth per year, but possibly less. 

One was a former neighbor telling my wife about the house across the street from them.It is always good to cast as wide a net as possible, but I will give you a warning that many wholesalers, in my opinion, are also overpricing their properties.  

It can vary WIDELY between lenders some times with this type of lending.Some other common differences between the two loans:Appraisals – Conventional loans will always go off of “sold comparable properties” (or comps).

Real estate investing provides a wide range of advantages. 

Flipping is good when you can always live in the flip, the strategy is following.The "comps" in area like santa clara and sunnyvale for 3/2 is sometimes as wide as 300-500k.

I'm curious to tap the brain trust here on any angles I may not have considered.