I charged them all the late fees and I was not happy and expressed my concerns, but I did get paid on the 12th.Now, this 3rd time for this month of August, the boyfriend contacted me a day or two before the 1st and said they would not have the rent until the 9th of August.

It looks like this:THEM: I wouldn't be ready to rent this for six months.ME: I'm sorry, but we are not holding the property vacant for more than two weeks.

I have only tried it twice so just wondering what the more experienced investors think of this, or is this just something that people talk about to try and make a real estate investing negative seem not so bad? 

Will I still be able to use the $250,000 per spouse exemption on the appreciation, and how will this impact my 1031 exchange?

Can anyone make a good suggestion for a lawyer who could help with this?

Here’s how this typically works in commercial real estate:1.

I'm very new to this so please forgive the elementary questions.  1. 

You have to explain it to the listing agent who doesn't get it, who then sends that to the seller, by telling them it's not that you have no money, but this is a right afforded to you based on your service to the country and you can also show proof of funds that you have money, but are choosing not to use it as a downpayment because you want to do reno with it.I would use your VA, that's what it's there for.

Needs electrical, plumping, windows, etc What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

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