I like the idea of cooking in some safeguards against industry-specific reliance in your tenant choices.

I'm close to finishing my rehab project, but my counter top person has fallen off the face of the earth, so I'm looking elsewhere. 

It sounded simple, but I just finished a real estate class and it's a lot more complicated than I thought and that's just the realtor side of things. 

I just closed on a san antoino property with Sam SharpSam SharpSenior Vice President of Mortgage [email protected]/SamSharpo: 773.290.0455 - m: 312.217.4030 - f: 773.516.6056I finished 3 deals with Steve (1 texas, 1 Indiana, 1 tennessee)Steve Bighaus | Senior Loan OfficerNMLS 112825SecurityNationalMortgage Company Co NMLS 31161604 Hewitt Avenue, Suite 703Everett, Washington, 98201(206) 930-1801 mobile(425) 903-5647 direct(888)409-0489 [email protected]://www.teambighaus.com/

Look at this information===>Single Family Residential814 sqftStories: 2 story with attic and basementRoof: Shingle (Not Wood)Basement: Unfinished Basement 2 BedroomsLot Size: 2,975 sqftParking: Detached Garage2 UnitsCounty: Cook 1 BathroomBuilt In 1904Parking Spaces: 1Construction: MasonryTax Rate Code Area: 72167The Seller is asking 5k down, and selling the property for 25K.

These replacement properties would go in the required EAT.2) Name our CA triplex as our relinquished property, list it, and sell it within the required time frame.3) Use the proceeds from the triplex to finish off the reverse 1031, and I guess that will reimburse us for the cash we used up front to buy the replacement properties.4) After a couple years, we'd sell our current home in CA and avoid capital gains tax on that profit, then quit using the house we bought in CO as a rental and move into it.So, my questions:A) Does that all sound feasible? 

Mary has finished her Phd and moves back to Bakersfield to discover that John has sold the house without her consent.

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@Edwin Cruz May I suggest finishing your profile. 

My wife will finish school soon and her income should improve significantly.