I visited dozens of countries on four continents when I was Active Duty Navy (before my time in the AF) and wouldn't trade a day of it for a year back at home sitting on the sofa. 

It is pretty easy to have a $10K swing if the rehab goes long or the market shifts.  

The operational briefcase is one of the more difficult accessories to come by manufactured by Heckler & Koch and the last one I saw traded was a few grand.

But get the various trades in there and pay by the work product, not hour.

I think most of our recent competitors are novices like we were 2.5 years ago who stumbled upon this opportunity, not sure any of them will be ready to buy 4 at once BUT we might be able to sell off individually if we can get the word out to the right niche of folk - perhaps via a trade magazine or website.

@David Boroughes  When I read it, I was assuming she felt a 1031 would be a path to wealth in that once you have equity in a property(ies), you could "trade up" using the equity as a deposit on a larger building and not have to lose some of that deposit to paying taxes immediately..... is that not how it works?

If a trade guy like plumber, sales girl etc where they demonstrate to have adequate savings to sustain and good credit I do not see why.

So i have sorta brainstormed a few topics what do you guys think i should take away or add... sorta just going to do a data dumpI have labeled topics 1-3   1= basic   2=intermediate   3= advanced1-3 Property Management Absentee ownersShort term investors and the opportunities the miss and the opportunities they make for others1-3 Contractor's (bids)1 Bootstrapping1 The myth of real estate passive income1 My secret to massive upside Long horizon, value add mentality, “72” Bootstrapping, force down NOI via capex, property efficiency and systems1 Value Investor Mindset2-3 Managing tax liability1 Service and Hospitality (or business partners with commercial tenants)1 Small improvements can lead to massive swings in NOI1 Lower rent and lower vacancies are more important than the ego boost from high rent with medium vacancy1 Strategy… why I prefer multifamily and other strategies2 Cape rate and property class2 NOI income and expense1-3 Add Value properties and mindset1 money is made when you buy… or lost1-2 Buying your first deal series (couple episodes)1 DRY POWDER (cash)1 “72” (compounding interest basics)1-2 Money is everywhere Mentality/ mindset episodes1-2 Financial literacy/ intelligence (mini series)1 Stop asking permission1 Positivity (mindset)1-2 CASHFLOW is KING!!!!!!

As you can imagine this 20 unit is going to bring in a lot more cash flow and if done correctly I merely traded up and gained 14 units. 

I'm a drywaller and painter by trade, and would come paint a unit or whatever you might need (within reason) for free, but in exchange I want to go see what a day in your life might look like and find out more about the market, and then we go out and hit up a top golf or something.