Outside of real estate, I enjoy spending time with my wife and kids, as well as playing golf, collecting comics and sports cards, and binging the next show on Netflix.I am very excited to meet people with common interests, network, learn, and help where I can.

He was successful because he was on a learning journey and we all enjoyed taking the ride with him.

Most people that I talk to about it give me strange looks when I tell them that we own rental properties but basically live in a tiny house (400sq ft RV) ourselves.Eventually, we'll go back to having our own brick and mortar house, but this season is actually pretty fun for us and we've really been enjoying it.

After enjoying a net income of $36,000 per year on a net $67,000 investment, I sold the real estate to the operator for $335,000.

If you have other great amenities that people can enjoy together then the kitchen will be an afterthought. 

Dad can put properties into trust (or whatever) as he goes along.Once Dad drops off the twig, then you and sis can enjoy the stepped up basis and the knowledge gained, and know that Dad didn’t feel like he was shunted aside. 

We sold one property this year where we wrapped the 4% mortgage note into a 10% note and as a result are enjoying a 17% annual ROI for a minimum of 2 years and possibly as long as 10 years if the borrower/buyer does not pay us off early.After 40+ years of real estate investing, in many different markets across the country during many different economic climates, both in residential and (primarily) in commercial, I can tell you that hard and fast “rules” should be constantly evaluated to see if they are limiting the opportunity to “jump start” your wealth building.   

Holding onto a property merely for tax considerations is a dangerous gamble.But if you want to gamble - yes, selling in a year without a W2 job usually saves on taxes.

I know that sounds crazy, and you and I would never think to do it, but people do.At the end of the day, inheriting tenants is a gamble and risk you need to factor in.

I'm trying to enjoy my morning coffee.....