Lessons learned?

I had to redo everything they did on my taxes. 

I learned so much with this property.

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing!

*Renovation Costs – Includes labor, materials, permits, and unexpected repairs*Holding Costs — Utilities, property taxes, and financing costs during the renovation time.

.- 1031 exchange opportunity: I could potentially do a 1031 exchange to acquire a duplex or triplex, deferring taxes.- Access to funds: I could consider a cash-out refinance or a HELOC to access funds for additional investments.- which property would you recommended me to keep? 

I guess it can save you some time managing, for example one tax bill, one insurance bill. 

Lessons learned?

Really looking forward to hearing what you've learned!

Someone with $10M in the bank in cash just needs to put a lot of money to work and time value and tax write off is more interesting to them than a hungry investor in their 20s that has never found a deal.Honestly, books are great, but they are about as "boiler plate" as you can get as I'm sure you're discovering.