I purchased a condo in Cincinnati and there was 20k in excess funds. 

., and I can lend my expertise at various stages of the deal.

I’m in the saving/research stage but plan to start with a house hack in the next 1-2 years.

I'm in the saving/research stage but plan to start with a house hack in the next 1-2 years.

I am in the research stage of my real estate investing career and working on getting a better paying job to afford investments.

Right now I'm in the beginning stages of my real estate sales career so I know this method will change over time but I like to try to make it personal to the client. 

Here's a great resource: https://joefairless.com/what-stage-in-the-market-cycle-is-your-target-apartment-investment-market/

There are issues with the excess noise so I recommend putting the short-terms on the bottom floor so it's a little quieter for your long-term tenants.

If he will have a gain (i.e. proceeds in excess of basis) there are ways for him to defer or exclude this gain in the year of sale.Gain on sale of residences may be excluded from income.1031 exchange and QOZ may allow him to defer the income to a later year.Engage a tax professional as there are many details that need to be worked out in order to qualify for any deferral or exclusion transaction.

I realize a quiet title will probably require a skip-trace but should I spend that money at this stage?