But now I'm considering selling it and rolling into a larger rental property through a 1031 exchange.

This is what interests me immensely, and I would love to switch my focus from the stock markets to Real Estate.

Even though we lived together for about 42 years and I had a broker license in Texas and ran several construction companies and ran my own business for about 30 years and lived my whole life around Dallas, she was not willing to invest any of the money she had been saving for 35 years.She kept all of her money in the stock market that did well because of Trump and she did not believe anything he said. 

@Vincent PirroneIve recently been in the exact same shoes of despair as you currently are, so I’ve had to stop and take stock of why I keep ‘failing’ or feeling like a failure.

In exchange they are offering 25% of the net profit after the flip.

After stabilizing the property in a year or 2, sell and 1031 exchange into a larger apartment building, rinse/repeat.

Publicly traded REITS are generally completely liquid, just like the stock market.

So why wouldn't I lend my skills to someone who could use them in exchange for them teaching me whatever they know that I don't? 

Attempting to time the market is a losing game - that goes for stocks and it goes with homes.

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