Everyone knows that Capital Gains can be put into Opportunity Zone Funds to defer taxation for 7 years.But what about if you have a mix of gains and losses -- can you elect to treat the gains as gains and invest in OZ Fund to enjoy the deferal AND treat the losses for separately and carry forward to offset additional later gains?

My second choice neighborhood is Elmhurst, and would be perfectly content in this neighborhood, though I've heard recently zoning laws have changed for the R-2 zone to restrict 3+ unrelated people from living in one unit.Any insight on financing in RI, different neighborhoods, just a hello from fellow Rhode Islanders, and any advice with the market the way it is as it relates to buy and hold house hacking in a B+ to A market.

Andrew is a sage wizard of finance in my opinion, so go with what he says.But before that I had a nationwide online bank in the end zone for closing on a cash-out refi, and they dumped me because they couldn't find a title company that would speak their same language.

Maybe work for a commercial brokerage and learn the business.Here are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

In your capitalist heaven red state of Indiana I have multiple rentals that I have no idea will pay or not.

I'm not familiar with Miami zoning specifically, but I'm guessing you likely don't have the zoning to support more units.

Also, a firm that charges everybody the same price is a red flag in my book.

Also, maybe you already have, but make sure the zoning allows the second unit.

I the future  landlord  would give a tenant whose only RED MARK was a 2020 eviction a Mulligan.

I'm interested in a fourplex building in the Fort Worth TX area but it's zoned as single family.