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Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

I have recently noticed a few articles posted on mainstream sites such as marketwatch about back door Roth IRA.

If you don’t need all the cash immediately, you could store the unused portion in a high-yield savings account or line of credit for future investments.HELOC Option: Another alternative is to consider a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) on your paid-off rental.

When demand is high, your returns will be lower.  

The best thing I would recommend is getting a duplex near a dog park that way you're not sacrificing way too much.

Texas allows online sales now, but not many places doing it.

Retail real estate continues to be a valuable asset amid limited availability and high demand.

One thing we learned was that if you have a "builder hat" on during the initial stages, our site plan may end up differently than if we had our "entitlement & permitting hat" on.