@Jalen De LeonFirst question to ask a potential CPA...do you personally invest in REI. 

But you can de-leverage your risk in several waysa. hire an experienced PM or partner with an experienced operator in exchange for some of the profit. b. finish the project quickly and provide financial incentives to the contractor to do so.

@Nathaniel Free reach out to Christy De La Torre, Corner Escrow in Laguna Niguel....CA that the seller has to approve and sign an assignment addendum separate to the purchase and sale agreement? 

Look up Frontier town in Ocean city md ,  Castaways in Ocean city Md , Masseys landing in Delaware , Jellystone campgrounds in most stated .

Here are where my goals began: Primary Goal: Buy a small multi family in NC/SC (Charlotte is right on the border) and house hack.

@Gail L boucher if you want out of being a landlord but don't want to pay the deferred taxes, you are pretty limited to 1031'ing into Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) or Syndication type investments. 

I'm looking to connect with individuals in the DE, PA, and MD areas who would be open to meeting for coffee or having a phone call.

The Bay Area Equestrian Network is a west-coast based equine version of Craigslist (super popular resource out here) and has a real estate section with active listings (or you can navigate to the listing agents' sites to see more of their properties).As @Bruce Woodruff mentioned, the money can border on obscene (basically it's the clients and/or investors that are really the ones paying for all of the fancy stuff the trainers have).

@Paul De Luca - I'd say the plan would be : - Get this northwoods place sold - Rent the cheapest studio I can find in an area I like, and start learning- Start with one building, be it a 2-flat, or a 4 unit, get it done in a year, perhaps on leverage seeing as I'd be keeping a gigantic nut of cash in case things go south.

Selling the lot next door to your rental property may 'de-value' it but it may also help to increase the vaule over-time as well.