Do a house hack, see how a transaction functions and progresses and what to expect before gun slinging offers.

While those are still robust increases, we’re seeing appreciation slow in the Austin area compared to the frenzied times experienced the past couple of years.Housing inventory is finally increasing from the rock-bottom levels buyers experienced in recent years.

My understanding of the 1031 exchange is that is serves two functions for investors in the end. 1) It allows you to pass on your investments to your children without them having to pay the gains tax. 2) It can allow you to move into your dream home if you do it in the way you described above but then if you ever move or sell the gains kick in , so you better really like that dream home and hope nothing ever happens that would force you to have to sell or move. 

Just another thing to clean if it's not functional. 

Then perhaps structure this as a loan.Basically, when somebody is doing a "traditional job function" its many times better to just be paid for that job.

By that, I mean that first of all, you must provide clean, safe, and functional rentals.

Having a kitchenette does not make it two units, and it is not illegal to create counter space  upstairs.it will not be a second unit,because he will not have a fully functional kitchen,no cooking capability,lease will not say it is a unit B, and renting part of your home with cabinets is not illegal. 

At the time I did not need something so robust but knew that one day I would, and instead of trying to do it on cheaper systems or software or less expensive I said screw it and went for the software that eventually I would need.

You can reach out to the CPAs on BiggerPockets through the search function and determine who offers the services and pricing structure you're looking for.

Aloha,In most/many locales, if the landlord provides a properly functioning appliance at move in, the landlord must maintain it or replace with comparable.