Eventually, I plan to be back in San Antonio full time, and plan on starting a business as a design/ build contractor, saving substantial money on rehabs by performing them with my own company.  

I’m good at designing kitchens, but other than that, I don’t know.

I have a property more inline than some others and it ended up being the one in a floodzone.I believe the floodzone maps are on the FEMA website, they are the ones that designate it. 

Even though the 5th unit is not livable it’s clearly designed to be a living space if repaired so it won’t work.

If you ever have any questions, your managing broker or designated broker would be a great person to consult.Hope this helps?

Do a high-design renovation on a fixer-upper and put it up on AirBnb until you make enough cash to repeat.I know of some investors here in Arizona making up to $700/week per house.If AirBnb doesn't work out you can flip the house.Also, I found the book, Building Wealth One House at a Time, by John W.

But the 1031 would be into a passive vehicle designed to be out of sight out of mind and simply produce cash flow. 

Real Estate is complicated; you have to KNOW how it works, what the rules are, what the costs are  -  and a "guy on YouTube" is no different than a "guy in an alley selling designer watches." 

The governor that enacted this law happened to have family that were special needs.There are also funds from HUD designated towards housing homeless.

We also received design approval from Caldwell for our 24-unit building in downtown Caldwell and have another Caldwell site under evaluation which looks like it will yield 39 total units in 4 buildings.June 2019 News:A 2,000-home master planned community breaks ground on the south side of Boise.