There is nothing in my professional background that links me to real estate except the burning interest in the topic.

Internet will burn up!

@Jonathan Dempsey I think the major shift with remote-work and flexible work schedules really fueled the fire, but I the urban markets have been burning for months.

I have seen people get burned here in Ohio.

They burn off lots of time and then with just a few weeks left contact a broker and want them to move heaven and earth to make the 1031 go.

That means their cash burn is going to be crazy if they want to get this off the ground.

I'm burned out and would LIKE to retire next year at 40 years old, but I'm faced with a choice: sell and 1031 exchange the rentals to TN rentals which would require me to keep working for a while longer, maybe 2 to 3 years (they are mortgaged, some are recent purchases, others I refinanced recently so I need to let them fatten up before selling due to transaction costs, plus I expect to try TN for a year first to make sure I like it before selling my rentals in WA and moving them to TN.

I'm burned out and would LIKE to retire next year at 40 years old, but I'm faced with a choice: sell and 1031 exchange the rentals to TN rentals which would require me to keep working for a while longer, maybe 2 to 3 years (they are mortgaged, some are recent purchases, others I refinanced recently so I need to let them fatten up before selling due to transaction costs, plus I expect to try TN for a year first to make sure I like it before selling my rentals in WA and moving them to TN.

This property was vacant for approx 6 years and the next door neighbor parked there and one day I caught him burning cut grass in a barrel right under the eave and almost caught the house on fire.

And because i did those grand memories will always burn bright in my mind untarnished.But enough on the soft side.