I’m close enough to retirement age that I could make this my primary occupation within a few years and, with a little luck, invest on my own - but I like the idea of also investing other people’s money as a way to help grow their capital alongside my own.I’m fairly early on in my research but I am stuck on what seems a straight-forward tax problem.

The seller/lender Should set this up with a serving co. and escrow taxes/insurance just like a traditional lender.

Using a combination of sec 1031 and sec 121 you can slowly over time convert rental properties into primary (retirement?)

I have a rental property in Connecticut with one insurer, my primary residency with another insurer, and a short-term rental property with another insurer.

I want to buy a multi as primary and run STR.

The indicators given were a historically high amount of equity in primary residences, employers using bonuses to reward employees vs. salary increases, and college students choosing STEM degrees vs. liberal arts degrees. 

I'm looking into getting a HELOC on my primary residence (Duplex) and while searching around I found this lender called Homeside (http://heloc.gohomeside.com) They advertise 95% LTV.

It appears possible to obtain a hard cash loan to move the homes, however this has to be an investment not a primary residence.

It's currently my primary residence that I've been renovating, and will (hopefully) soon become my first rental property.

When I lend, I typically am getting a few interest rate points over traditional financing, but lower than what the borrower would get from a hard money lender.