We're looking to expand with several new 1 bedroom & 2 bedroom apartments or 3+ bedroom houses in popular areas of Los Angeles & San Diego.

He wasn’t able to pin point the severity but suggested to get a engineer out and inspect the foundation to pin point the issue, if it’s severe.

I personally have multiple plans-401k, multiple Roth and traditional IRAs, HSA, and several CESAs.

There are several real estate clubs in Santa Maria, Pismo, and around the Central Coast. 

If you are in many states, this can be slightly more difficult, but there are several options out there.

Can I use my 1031 exchange money to invest in several other properties as long as the total amount I invest equals the net amount I exchanged?

Ours involve creation of notes, and then forgiving them over several years, to take advantage of the annual limits on gifting.As to the mortgage, you cannot just take his name off the mortgage.

@Mathew Collins I would suggest several questions to ask. 

Several websites you can go to on your own to help you decide if this is the area/property for you: Zillow for broad-stroke comps and what the sale/rental market looks like (how many rentals there are like yours and what they’re renting for), www.city-data.com for demographic data (like number of occupied rentals), and www.harriscountyfemt.org for flood plain data.

We purchased a small condo in San Jose, CA in 2012 and as my husband is a residential construction project manager who has several skills, we were able to semi-rehab the place, held and sold for a single family home.