Otherwise you stay an hourly employee, even if your working for yourself. 

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Michael Plante,  Nothing like a nice Christmas contract for sale is there !!!

My wife has had stable income for multiple years but I have been a 1099 employee as well as working odd jobs etc.

2021 goalssale 1 property in Hawaii to do another 1031 into a small multi family in Florida with my 1031 man @Dave Foster hopefully in the first quarter of 2021Buy another small multi family in Florida to house hack when we move from Hawaii later in the yearSTAY POSITIVE!

My painter has 60 employees  for instance..

@Ronald CoopermanTalk to @Bill Exeter already mentioned above or to @Dave Foster

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Dave Carter, There's a way to do this. 

Not sure if that will happen in Austin or not, but I've lived in both places, Foster City in South Bay and moved from there to Austin...now in DFW. 

@Dave Foster @Bill Exeterwow, thank you both for the answers.  

Thanks @Steve Vaughan I had never heard of it either before the fire destroyed my rental and @Dave Foster was kind enough to point out the law and that it would most likely help me.