My goal is to buy my family home (wife and 2 kids) in about a year, but don't want to wait a year to get started on Real Estate investing if I don't have to. 

Would I be able to do a 1031 if I’m buying a primary property with an ADU that I would use as a short term rental?

However, it seems I can buy a shipping container of vinyl plank flooring direct from China at a significant discount.

We are currently starting to do flips to fund our STR acquisitions, are people typically buying properties through wholesale or using a realtor?

Yes, the spring/summer season sees demand ramp up, but that doesn't mean a house listed in December won't sell.If you buy in October/November, chances are you won't be listing until January, anyways.If I had a house completed on, say, December 15th, I would likely sit on it through the holiday season before taking it to market, but I would talk to realtors.  

Hi y'all, we are buying a 4 unit investment in Chicago for 430k, conventional loan with 30% down.

Investment Info:Condo buy & hold investment in Tucson.

They've got some funky laws when turing a unit or buying a property with deferred maintenance. 4.

@Travis B. can you recommend other PM firms in Detroit for those who aren't buying properties with or through you?

- Michael Saylor wants me to buy bitcoin, JL Collins wants me to buy index funds, etc.