You can't do a 1031 exchanges with a REIT, but you could buy something turn-key in an appreciation heavy market, hire a solid PM, and start stacking equity to later 1031 into a turnkey multi-family and continue to grow.

The day after closing on the home I quit my job and got into mortgages (my lender was also a friend from high school and made the process so incredibly simple).

Hi,I am in the process of rehabbing a home I own. 

Picking personalities is a really crucial part of the process and making sure that the vibe stays positive and collaborative.

I don't believe you can just rent to section 8 without having gone through the approval process

Is the process of getting this unit vacant the same as any other standard tenet?

We are wondering how we could best maximize our return on the property- either by partnering with a developer to eventually share returns or hiring a developer/general contractor/house builder ourselves and managing the project ourselves. 

I’m calling them to see what’s the process of title transfer and to just to make sure there are no other liens on the house.

I’m in the process of adding propane Rinaii heaters which are a little expensive but the tenants will pay their own heat and I will no longer have oil heat costs.

Not because you are likely to collect any of the owed money, but because it establishes that they are delinquent so that you can start the eviction process on day 1.