Thanks for everyone who has continued this thread.

I will continue to use this method to make me look good in the mortgage community.

Bottom line, you have your foot in the door with REI, why not continue that.

We are just on the tip of the iceburg on this and will see a lot more if the index for their ARM continues to climb.

I can't really find any definitive answers with regards to 1031 exchange holding period regarding continuing to reinvest.

You seem to be operating on the premise that the bubble environment of the past few years will continue into the future.

If I don't find a buyer before the closing, I buy the property and continue marketing it.I would recommend to a wholesaler starting out that you put some type of contingency into your contract to give you the right to rescind the contract before the closing.

Ok, perhaps not that complicated but requires you to go that extra mile anyway vs. just purchasing as an individual.I do agree that home equity is usually cheaper money but there are a few reasons I can think of to use a mortgage on the investment property instead: (1) you will continue looking for other investments in which case, access to maximum cash via your HELOC may be important; (2) you *may* end up with positive net income on the property without having the mortgage writeoff - this means a visit from the tax man.

If they request that, you may want to limit your time to 30 days so you can make sure the agent is one you want to continue to work with.

During 07 and continuing on im working on a business plan for a business. still unsure about the business structure probably a C-Corp and with that business i plan to go national with it. yes the whole country.