@Casey MurrayAshish and Natalie both provided an excellent idea regarding investing in the QOZ.I just wanted to touch base with you on some of the numbers in your post.Your clients may be subject to more than $140K in tax.They may also be subject to the 3.8% of Net Investment Income Tax.Furthermore, since you are in CA, I assume your client is also in CA, and they may be subject to California state income taxes.The seller may be able to offset it by using closing costs at closing to offset some of the gain.The more the reason to consider the QOZ.

@Matthew Zachman from Houston, TexasCash is king, Conventional is welcomed, all others well.

But here in California, the Seller's pay the agent's buyers commission.

@Deepak Kumar, I live in Northern California and closed on an 8-plex a week and a half ago and am in contract on a 44 unit in Tucson as we speak, so I can’t speak from experience as of yet but I agree the Tucson market looks good in my opinion.In regards to job growth, Caterpillar is moving it’s headquarters to Tucson (google caterpillar and Tucson) and Geico is building a corporate office there.

Hi @Julius King If you want a good one in CT area, I will recomend Lou from Santander Mortgage.

I started as a reluctant SoCal landlord in 2009 when I received military orders away from my Oceanside, CA condo when the market would not pay me what I owed.  

Appreciate pointers , and TIPS in Tracy California region.

We currently own some property in California and have been thinking about selling and using the 1031 exchange for something bigger and perhaps a multi-unit.

Ask anyone that bought single-family homes in California in 2005. 

On the contrary, the courts cite indiscriminately any case having to do with "trade or business" whether underSection 1221, 1231, 165 or 162.”Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.The above represents part of my research.