Plus there was $1300/mo social security coming in. 

I know there are a few ways to avoid some of these taxes like living in your investment so that it's considered your primary residence so when you sell it, it's tax-free and also there's like a Canadian equivalent to a 10-31 exchange but in terms of the different ways of making money in RE is there a benefit for each one?

I was wondering if a social-media type platform existed exclusively for landlords to notify other nearby landlords of a particular tenant who had been trouble or should've been marked legally, because doing those alternative methods removes the ability for future landlords to see such a deviancy in a background check.Because it seems that landlords have much more to lose from initiating an eviction (hence the popularity of alternative methods) and furthermore how costly it is to have the unfortunate serendipity to happily embrace these unmarked tenants as clean ones.

Social distancing will be a little harder and responsibly/safely enjoying some of the refreshments may be a challenge, but it it being done elsewhere. 

Our standards include that income must be 3X the rent, credit score above 650, clean background check, 1-2 past landlord references (the more the better), 3-6 months pay stubs (because of COVID, we requested more months), valid social security and ID and so on...

I know it super hard right now to meet other investors since everyone is social distancing but I found some cool zoom meetings on meetup.com that are just as helpful.

I saw this deal at 8:00am, contacted the Owner and scheduled a showing at 9:30 (social distanced of course...looking at you, COVID), used the BP calculator to check the numbers, and made a verbal offer after the showing.

I don't have a huge real estate network and I've spoke to most of the people in my social media network but I haven't found anyone else that is looking to tackle the real estate world like I am. 

I am a social worker and I have worked in many sectors of public health and many social programs.

Up-front fees are the biggest red flag in private lending.Until we can socialize again, your best option is to go to Meetup.com and call some local real estate club operators.