Although I had a background in sales, speaking with distressed sellers was a completely different experience—one that requires a lot of patience and empathy.

They are the ones you want to captivate.

Hi Cliff,Here are some things to consider:Liability Protection: One of the biggest perks of having an LLC is that it helps protect your personal assets.

One bad tenant out of 4 is better than one bad tenant in a SFR. 

On the other hand, I would like to hear some recommendations on sites to manage the different postings on different platforms, again I am a beginner with only one villa, so I would like to stay on the $20-$40 a month. 

Both brothers were retiring, and one was in very poor health.

This is one of those situations where it is best to say, you would be foolish not to hire a CPA to give you correct advice with 100% view of your entire portfolio.  

I understand how and why you would defer capital gains forever with a 1031, but I've heard conflicting reports about whether or not depreciation recapture gets moved forward and deferred in a 1031, particularly if you did the "Trump era" 100% depreciation in one year move. 

However, it is possible to turn a fix-and-flip property into an investment property and qualify for a 1031 exchange if it is held for at least one year.

I got rid of about $2,500 worth of trash out cost but then some one can in that night and took all the appliances ...lol Wont do that again or get an alarm.