Even on referrals a lot of contractors are hesitant to run around for investors new to an area until they trust that they will actually get work out of it.  

However, actually about 83% of federal jobs are not in Washington D.C. 

Most real estate agents actually do not have the need to go into an office to close transactions and meet clients at either a natural location or at the properties they are showing or listing. 

Are you actually building the ADU or contracting out? 

Index funds beat those returns by a long shot and don't have furnaces to replace or tenants to deal with.As I see it, the only way to actually cash flow in the current market is to do a higher effort strategy (STR, MTR, rent by the room, etc.) or have low to no leverage. 

I am actually kind of astonished by this.

There is no one with experience in actual real estate high up in the company, which is the problem with most tech companies masquerading as real estate companies (including brokerages).Let me know if you want to know even more. :)

What you wrote is actually kinda correct and I quote: "I would say it is actually quite similar to Southern Spain in many ways.

Since you missed the 2 out of 5 rule, capital gains taxes might take a chunk of your profits, so consulting a CPA would be smart to understand how much you’d actually keep.

I guess the different strategies FOR ME would be.A- Find a lender that would actually do the refi and pay the tax.B- Sell a property and use those funds to lend as they would go back to the IRA.