I am using a software that I purchase, Property Farm, to generate leads.

My realtor thinks i am losing out on property because i am using a hard money lender.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well JoeMaybe I am just dumb.I am ot usig my money to removate I am using the cash flow to renovate;Instead of using the cash flow of $2,000 I am putting the $2.000 back in renovating the property.  

Some charming gals ordered me to lower my rent by $165/month--more than I can do.An amusing detail: One guy toured the studio I'm renting, told me he couldn't afford the rent (he'd been misinformed about its amount), then came back later and applied saying he couldn't find anything in the area under $1,000/month (I'm asking $615 for this particular unit).

I am still working on becoming debt free so I am using this time to prepare for the future.

I'm in the process of picking up 5 properties right now. 4 of them I am using homestyle loans and the 5th i'm paying cash. 

I was told because I am using 1031 exchange money for this property that I can not receive any money back after closing or if I did it would go back to the 1031 company then it would be disbursed back to me and I will have to pay taxes on it.Because of this they are applying the security deposit to the principal because I can not receive any money back and it is in the purchase contract that I receive the deposit.

The contract I use for private sellers is totally different than one I am using when I am acting as an agent for a seller.

I hope to move to KC end of this school year if my wife can find a music teaching job (any grade!) 

I am using someone local who can answer specific questions and file my return, but certainly not forward looking real estate tax strategy.