Hello real estate arbitragers,How do you typically handle utilities in arbitrage deals?

Its time where i want to start my journey into real estate, now my father is more than willing to pass me the torch because he is also working a full time job.

I look forward to connecting with the community and diving into awesome real estate discourse.

I have a small real estate portfolio and a long investing horizon as I'm in my early 30s.Thoughts on why to stop 401k:- no match benefit- returns are very low avg. annual ~5.5% last 3 years net of fees- can only borrow up to 50k from 401k - limited access to capital until retirement age Thoughts on why it could be good to invest in ETFs or general securities example instead(SPY) :- higher returns 9% avg annual last 3 years net of fees - access to capital - securities backed line of credit (could be used as another form of liquidity to continue purchasing real estate) - long-term mitigated tax liability - if you never sell the underlying securities and instead use the line of credit as a form of liquidity to purchase assetsIt seems like this could be a long-term strategy with limited tax liability. 

Best of luck,PatTurning investment visions into reality in Phoenix, AZ - Ranked #1 for residential real estate growth and opportunity by PwC

I rent and really have no desire to purchase in the city because it would be a downgrade of space/neighborhood.

I have 3 SFR properties in Section 8 with no real issues.  

As mentioned above, there a lot of different avenues to take with rental real estate and potential strategies. 

Investor/Agent in CT, I would love to connect and help you with your real estate goals.

Using real trees as the base?