I can easily put 30-40% down.Whats your advice in this situation.

If you are familiar with the San Jose area, do you think this will work?

I charged them all the late fees and I was not happy and expressed my concerns, but I did get paid on the 12th.Now, this 3rd time for this month of August, the boyfriend contacted me a day or two before the 1st and said they would not have the rent until the 9th of August.

It looks like this:THEM: I wouldn't be ready to rent this for six months.ME: I'm sorry, but we are not holding the property vacant for more than two weeks.

This, in and of itself, will allow you to market it and sell it for more.

The rule of thumb is this one selling anything: get it out to as many people as possible.

I have only tried it twice so just wondering what the more experienced investors think of this, or is this just something that people talk about to try and make a real estate investing negative seem not so bad? 

Can anyone make a good suggestion for a lawyer who could help with this?

Will I still be able to use the $250,000 per spouse exemption on the appreciation, and how will this impact my 1031 exchange?

Here’s how this typically works in commercial real estate:1.