The buyer steps into you and your wife's shoes and you get cash and/or a note in return.I encourage you to work with your attorney and CPA to ensure that you're both protected during the process and the sale is structured efficiently from a tax perspective.

They will save you money on repairs/gas, run the properties more efficiently.... and let you focus on your job or growing your portfolio. 

I haven’t watched the intro video or messed around with it yet but it sounds promising and more efficient than what I’m doing now

The idea of maximizing the efficiency of your time is very important, but there are many ways to do this. 

You may have to comply with the new "smartregs" program which means many of these same efficiency upgrades just to get your rental license.

I always take advantage of tax free over tax deferred every time.Also, former primary residences usually don't make the most efficient/money making rentals. 

The BP podcasts are an incredible source of information and confidence for new investors - I listen on my commute, how efficient is that - and you'll get a sense from listening to the interviewees who is reputable and who is not, and the various approaches out there to wealth building.If you are set on a particular person, you may want to learn as much as you can about his investment record, how long he has been investing, what sort of returns he's created, what folks are saying about him, and has he been sued, etc.

Hey guys,Still not used to how to navigate this site efficiently so here goes.

Finding an effective and efficient way to weed through the notes that are dressed up to APPEAR to meet our criteria, but fail to do so when a light is shined on their dark areas.  

It's hard to attract a factory to want to build a custom one-off project such as a single-family house or any project that's not at scale to gain efficiencies in the manufacturing process.