I know i built 4 in the Ocala market and permits were very long year or more very frustrating .. 

Remember, while the federal framework provides the foundation for 1031 exchanges, state-specific nuances can significantly impact your investment strategy.

Congratulations on building a solid foundation with your duplex and single-family properties!

I did one last year to swap from an “older property” built in the late 1990’s to a new build  I didn’t run out of reasons, but you get the point.

Some grow too fast and discover they've built a full-time job for themselves.Growth can also include improving cash flow, increasing property value, or optimizing operations.

It’s great that you’ve built up some reserves.

I've built a $18M RE portfolio without ever having to do a syndication.I hope I answered your question properly!

So after being laid off a few times in the last 8 years I decided to get back into investing but this time focusing on buy and hold multi family real estate so that I could built wealth that could help me retire my wife who just had a long battle with cancer and survived , but is now back to work, and I want to give her a relaxing life free of all the stress of the world (by the way did I mention she is also in the mortgage lending field) so that explains the urgency to retire her from w-2 work ! 

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These include accidents (I recently had 2 units destroyed by fire), natural disasters (I have had two units each hit by 2 hurricanes), property management turn over (they sell or stop being as good, I have experienced both), or turn over of team (I am turning over at handyman and I suspect plumber), or just wear n tear of property (slab leak in poor location, sewer pipes rotted out (one unit this month), roof, foundation issue, etc.).