Alternative exit strategies are flipping, and lease-to-own depending on refinancing outcome. 

Hi AmberMy wife and I are in the final stages of wrapping up our online real estate license classes at 24by7onlineschool.com which is another alternative to an online course. 

I see you live in Austin, it is a hot market where you'll get a good price when you relinquish your property but may have difficulty getting a good price on a replacement property.Hi Jason, There is no specific holding period required for 1031 Exchange treatment. 

I now advertise on TV occasionally.It really pays to network, I attend real estate meetings, member of a number of local business associations and continue to spend money on postage and labor to send letters to commercial and residential property owners.Yes, I believe to be successful in this business you need to always find ways to promote yourself, provide good service, be honest and ethical, understand alternative financing solutions and to make offers all the time.

We rebuilt . due to new legislation we had to put our own septic treatment facility in.

The estimate for termite treatment is $425 for basic service.

And yes, if the IRS did audit you, they would likely ask enough questions to connect the dots on that linkage.A self directed IRA or 401k can be a fantastic wealth building tool that tax advantage of tax-preferred treatment of income, but it needs to do so on a standalone basis.

Some alternatives that I've used and liked a lot are: Pipedrive (for things that are focused on deals aka $$) and Trello (to solve most other more "generic" problems, like project management). 

--------Three family members (Mother, Daughter, Son-in-law) formed a General Partnership with equal ownership.The Partnership acquired a mortgage and purchased a home.Two of the Partners (Daughter & Son-in-law) immediately moved into the home as their primary residence, and began to pay rent to the Partnership.Years later the home had appreciated in value and the home was sold.The Partnership purchased a new home and two of the partners (Daughter & Son-in-law) immediately moved into the home as their primary residence and began to pay rent to the Partnership.Does the sale of the first home and the purchase of the second home qualify for 1031 treatment?

Winning the game means picking the investment alternative that pays the most in total.