I can connect you with the right PMs, Roofer, Plumber, Electrician, General Contractor, Title company etc. and helped you avoid the mistakes that I did when I just started out in this part of the country.  

We are trying to avoid any Hard money loan due to the high interest rates.Thank you!

Some lenders might have issues with it, but they're probably the kind of lenders to avoid anyway.That said, there could be rare situations where you may NOT want to increase your carryforward losses.

My question is since my intent was to rehab and sell this house and not hold as a rental or investment property does that mean that I cannot do a 1031 exchange to avoid the taxes on that income?

Structure in any organization is important, but make sure you can adapt it to any disruptor changes or trends to avoid losing pace or even closing your business in the most fatal scenario.

Has anyone experienced this management transition and can comment on any lessons learned/ mistakes to avoid?

Federal loan interest rates currently sit at 3.73%, roughly the same rate as a 30-year mortgage, but is 0% until May 2022.Some factors I've considered that make this taking this $4,000 attractive:- I may be able to obtain lower interest rates with a larger down payment, offsetting student debt interest- Avoiding PMI by making a down payment over 20%- Booming housing market in my city with consistently increasing equity- Living several years in the home leaving time to grow equity, potentially making much more than I owe in student debt While all this may be legal, my biggest question is this - does this sound like a smart investment strategy?

After livinging in it for 2 years we avoided capitol gains and bought our new home and started doing the same thing.

So I would avoid bringing their ire by calling it something else, like a Real Estate Networking event.I started mine a number of years ago and I found the main thing that gets people out is:A interesting speaker with a compelling topicHowever, that alone is not enough.

Bottom line -- torn on whether to sell the home to avoid capital gains costs, or keep it for a longer haul in a hot market and do some type of Refi to take cash out and put towards an additional property.