Now fully paid off, great investment.

I have a free and clear, rented property I intend to keep for now, but want to get a loan to pay off another property's loan to 1031 it with no mortgage balance. 

@Norberto Murillo Jr, If you can stomache the current cash flow now you will be far better off rather than refinancing to a higher interest just to get a lower payment.right now those loans are paying off quickly because of the age of the loan and the amortization of it. 

BamX is a pretty good platform for agents to network with one another, brainstorm ideas, learn about sales & marketing, and much more.If you're on IG, check out @thebrokeagent and @nowbamI am also part of similar private platform for agents nationwide - happy to share more info on that if you're interested!

Have seen many investors ripped off by agents and contractors that screw OOS investors because they know they won't be watched closely.If you pursue, you'll need a GREAT & TRANSPARENT team.

A good rule of thumb I like to tell clients is that if your activities are integral and income producing, where as if you were not to do the activitiy it would result in the property's financial health being worse off, it should count in general. 

They don't know anything, and they will rip you off.

I currently lean toward upstate NY and MI (Detroit metro) as I live in the west but have family in Canada not far from those locations and the idea of being able to visit family with trips that can double as business write-offs is appealing.

Are you buying them off-market with a turnkey provider or on the MLS?

@Jason Staine send me a message, I can help or bounce ideas off me!