Dallas has both high property taxes and high homeowners insurance which eats in to your cash flow.

For me it's not about price or authenticity (although I like both) as much as space, flexibility to eat home cooked meals, and easier parking.It will be very interesting to see how this niche evolves and what role we'll play in it...

So you need to get a good paying job, eat beans and rice day in and day out and save as much money as you can.

The zoning board/permit issues will eat up time and profit, and you might not get your way anyhow.

Here in CA where prices and inventory swing quickly and cities throw in "green building" requirements regularly... you would be nuts to attempt it.The only real ugly claim I recall is a investor in Napa with an ACV policy he wouldn't move because my RC quote was $180 high.

Definitely get your CPA or other tax strategist involved in that decision.There are a good number of houses on both sides of the bay that can be had for lower prices.If you are willing to let $200 or more a month in condo fees eat in to your profit then the additional maintenance on a similarly priced SFR does not seem so back as you will likely rent the property for a much higher rate.I am a Realtor and would love to have a coffee with you to discuss your plans when you are here.

Expenses are relatively low, although the mortgage eats roughly 2/3s of the revenue.

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I would suppose there is something out there that may give me tax credits or similar if I opt to use solar power or another alternative energy at my personal house or my rental property, no?

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When the main Anchor Tenant goes dark, the remaining smaller tenants are going to have a very hard time.You would think with people eating at home more vs restaurants that retail grocery would be "Rolling in the Dough".But with this company, apparently they see the need to "Pear" down.

My end game at this point is to fund a solo 401k with a Roth side – and continue to invest in real estate and other sources of passive income from within the 401K and Roth side.I am only seeing that my hope to get this done is by first putting funds into an IRA then rolling them over to a solo 401k – is this correct – and what are the hoops I need to jump through.With Tax Day speeding towards me – if it is advantageous to open an IRA and put money into now – I can do that if I can find someplace that the IRA fees will not eat up any benefit of doing this.I know I probably am not even asking the questions I should be concerned with – but I do want to end up with the Self-Directed 401K, with a Roth side.Another factor which may influence your replies – I am just now at retirement age – I could have, but have not, started drawing my SS – but probably will do so soon.After I understand what I can do and how to do it – I can make a plan.