However, Opportunity Zone investments require careful structuring to ensure compliance.Evaluate your priorities: If starting a business is the main goal, proceeds from your primary residence (with the capital gains exclusion) might provide the simplest funding option.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

But tax wise just here to note if you buy a 4 unit as a primary when you go to sell (if you meet the requirements) only 1/4 of the gain could be excluded under the 121 primary home sale exclusion.

Highly recommend (I require) collecting first month's rent prior to handing over keys.

CORRECTION from above statement(s): Many Lenders will NOT require you to be a Personal Guarantor of a loan your partner gets.

Are you looking at properties that only need "cosmetic" rehab or are you open to deals that require more rehab?

I have just started in a 3-day training for the Lee Arnold broker certification program and thus far just completed the online material required for preparation. 

For example: the multifamily sponsors will usually pay the considerable extra cost required to do a cost segregation analysis and this will increase the investor depreciation in the early years (versus an individual, direct investor who often will skip doing this because of the cost).The advantage of the passive investment is that you don't do any work.

While I certainly think that reducing retirement account contributions and investing in real estate could be a great option for an early retirement, it requires honest conversations and detailed projections around your current portfolio's performance and expected rate of return on future acquisitions.

As the economy shifts, there will be new ways to grow your portfolio, but success will require staying nimble and informed.Bessent’s commitment to cutting the federal deficit involves a mix of spending cuts and revenue adjustments, which could directly affect government-funded housing programs and infrastructure investments.

Alot of unknowns as you don't have the ability to walk the property beforehand, but interesting process, and pretty good deals exist there.While the Trustee Sales are cash purchases, there are many hard money options that can turn over the funds in time for the 24 hour funding required to complete the purchase.If you are interested, let me know and I can go into more detail, as well as make some other suggestions for you to consider.