I started thinking about investing in real estate when the COVID19 pandemic decimated the airline industry.

There are inherent benefits I received with my card - besides rewards point - such as $5 back on small business purchases, $15/month towards a streaming service, $100 (or $200) airline credit (for the airline of my choice), etc. 

He was complaining about the house 3 doors down that is now being used as an STR - he said airline employees rotate in and out of there, so my guess is it's like a crash pad.

Yes I agree, for me I have a regular job of being an airline pilot as well as owning investment property and a property management company.

The site 1031corp explains all the ways the elimination of 1031 affects us, down to public transportation costs, airline costs, and more.

Units on wells and water tastes like airline fuel b/c airplane fuel has contaminated the well?

are those crash pads for airline employees  ??

@Amy Raye Rogers best bet is chase cards. ultimate rewards let you pool your points from different cards. you can convert your points to travel credit through their portal and if you have a premium card(annual fee), your points are worth 1.25 to 1.5 points in the travel portal. sometimes its cheaper to book this way than with points through airlines and you also earn airline points on it. you can also convert your points to airline miles. most of the time its cheaper to book international airlines like air france that flies on delta than to use delta miles. same with singapore flies on united. there are a few extra steps with booking these miles. 

I struck up a conversation with an airline attendant in Truckee, CA.

ACI ranks CLT No. 5 worldwide for air traffic and No. 6 for passenger traffic, reflecting the Airport’s important role in the aviation industry and as the second-largest hub for American Airlines.