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Looking to buy multifamilies in Houston

Have an interesting situation, looking for ideas on the best way to solve a problem for a distressed homeowner.

Sounds like strategy call would make most sense to see what your goals are with REI and being an agent to determine if the organization I represent aligns with the direction you are looking to go. 

Looking to invest in long term hold multifamily.

One thing you definitely want to do since you've got a bit of a runway would be to use part of the 1031 to purchase a really nice investment property (maybe in Denver). 

Primarily looking for SF and small MF (2-4).

I would also look at your skill sets and go from there.

You're local to me.There's a couple ways to go at this ;If you're looking to save some money you can have your plumber install sub-meters after the individual meters.

First thing I'd look is the zoning for that property to ensure ADU/multifamily is even possible.