Is this your first investment purchase altogether OR your first purchase using a HELOC?

@Spencer FrySearch here on BP there was someone saying they could do itWe have not seen anyone who would do it as we are seeing more and more lenders shying away from being in 2nd position on investment properties

I have been investing in SFH (single family houses) and using the STR (short term rental or vacation rental) strategy for the past 6ish years or so.

I'm keeping a list of all the real estate books I need to read in the future and I want to be able to own some commercial real estate properties (large or small) someday too. I didn't see a Biggerpockets book on comme...

Section 721 of the Internal Revenue code allows an investor to exchange property held for investment or business purposes for shares in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) or an Operating Partnership without triggering a taxable event.Many investors are aware of a 1031 Exchange where an investor must find a replacement property to defer capital gains taxes on the property that was sold.

How do you balance enjoying your life today and saving/investing for a better future?

This is for someone with zero RE investing experience and has only bought 1 house so far that had 2 other investors and RE agent helping so they would have a learning curve on spotting deals that would turn a cold call into a viable lead to sell and learning about contracts.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

(especially for those involved on this website)The reason I mention if it matters on this website is because most are real estate investors(long term buy and hold) and will most likely operate at a tax loss which doesn't have an impact on taxes.The second point is, will you invest or not invest in a good investment because of what your tax rate is?

They never did find an investment property :(