Welcome to the community @Cecilia John !

Bird dogging is a way to make money but its not gonna get you rich.WE have had many do some birddogging for us on the private lending side to find qualified people that need a loan and its interesting how many last a few weeks - I sense the same holds true for real estate bird dogs.

Thank you very much for the thoughtful response Dennis! 

I think a 1031 exchange wouldn't be a bad idea if you're not making much on the property, and are worried about big repairs coming up in the near future. 

Hi All, my names Josh, I'm a kiwi living in the UK building the portfolio with a unique business model which brings into other investors into a compoinding model with both Capital and perpetual returns.i have a well developed process and network here in the UK and New Zealand, wanting to explore the US market.

The easiest way to get around this is to figure out how much the property would cash flow using the "rental property calculator." 

If you start looking all over the US for the perfect investment, you will never take action or you will fall prey to a scammer.

So ask your CPA for a walk-through. 

I'm in no way affiliated with this company but here's a link that may come in use should you need any additional forms in the future @Morgan McRaehttps://www.firsttuesday.us/in...

Well, closing your account so quickly certainly doesnt help the attemp to network.