We are planning to rent the home.

The only threat she faces is not paying property taxes or insurance.

I’m not aware of major plans for that specific neighborhood, but it does abut and is near very major planned and ongoing developments (Ybor Harbor, Gasworx, Ybor District, Channeside/Water Street).It will garner more interest as more progress is made on those developments.

I have never considered investing internationally, but the business plan put in place for these turnkey specialty coffee parcels has made me a believer.

@Cindy Cheng, Any tax paying entity can do a 1031 exchange. 

As I plan to keep this property as owner occupied now that I fixed it up.

You might also want to have a contingency plan for managing rate increases or fluctuations in your rental income.If you'd like to discuss this further or explore other options that might fit your strategy better, feel free to reach out.

After reading through old forums, I believe this is my best option....I am planning on opening another personal checking account, and getting a personal credit card.

I am now prepping to sell a home for $1.1M to $1.2M, so I am planning to offer my selling realtor a max of 2%, and the buyer's realtor the same.

@Gabe Goudreau If you're planning on fixing up the home and selling, it's best to make sure there's market demand for modular homes in the area.