You can go from any kind of real estate to any other kind or real estate as long as it is held for productive use in trade, business, or investment. 

There is a trade magazine called “Units” that does an analysis of ratios they gather from over 3,000 surveyed properties around the country and break it out into garden style and multi level.  

Whatever currency was to succeed the dollar, how would the general public go about daily trade for necessity such as housing, food, etc.?

But, if you change your mind, you might consider using a 1031 exchange to "trade up" to larger properties (e.g. multifamily) while reaping the tax benefits of that type of exchange. 

If you have a contractor (meaning they've got the actual licenses etc for their trade)  at this moment in time that is not extremely busy and doing well enough that they would need to consider a trade (work for rent) type of relationship, I'd be wary that you have a storyteller on your hands.      

Correction is coming and is healthy overall and that is the cyclical nature of our trade and it is over due.

You are looking for a seller that values their time and convenience and is willing to trade some equity in return.- Stay consistent - if you can master the art of consistently showing up then you will win the game of wholesaling.Feel free to reach out if you need anything!

I am an engineer by trade, but find real estate incredibly fascinating.

For the price range you'd need to finance it yourself your going to have to make a trade off.

She says that flips are NOT "held for productive use in the trade or business".