Its' definitely a huge help, informative, and I'll follow up with others but a great start in detangling the mystical 1031 world!

Good Morning Everyone,I’ve been following BP for a couple of years and have finally decided to pull the trigger on earning my RE license - should be wrapped up and official come mid-July.

Again in Florida it may be different (although having a Tampa agent come on would be a big help)I went ahead and looked up the rules for the MLS in Tampa and the following is listed:"Note 1: The multiple listing service shall not have a rule requiring the listing broker to disclose the amount of total negotiated commission in his listing contract, and the association multiple listing service shall not publish the total negotiated commission on a listing which has been submitted to the MLS by a participant.

I am currently reading through the Beginner's guide and following along with all the resources found on there as well as talking to friends that are real estate agents.

The seller also asked for a quick closing, so I didn't have much time for inspection.I talked to the land survey company on Tuesday, and they said they will come out to take a look and then give me a report by the following Monday.

I also think it is a good idea to minimize your taxes now, while positioning yourself the best you can for the future (where everything is an unknown).It certainly would not be a bad thing to also use your retirement accounts to invest in real estate (as long as you are very careful to follow the rules- avoid self-dealing!). 

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Following probate, the property was left to her and her brother.

I DO NOT suggest you follow my steps and I'm sure the BP community would agree with that.

We were going to wait a few months, but if that's the route to follow, I have to do this soon, as you indicated.