It has the added benefit that it greatly expands the budget for your rental purchase price.  

@Martina PollardHi Martina,On the surface, this sounds like a great opportunity.  

I was spoiled with my initial duplex and really had a great landlord experience. 

With the RE game commission is a great way to ensure you get value in and value out on a project.

She started out great but this last year has been hell trying to get correct rental income..constantly trying to get her to communicate with me etc. every month for the last year I ask why I’m not getting paid the balance in the ledger and she always says it’s because some of the funds are advanced rent payments that I won’t get till the next month…been going on awhile.

@Ken Breeze Great to hear.

I've gotten the current infill lots by word of mouth, wholesalers, and people coming up to the build site asking if we'd like to buy their lots.

Option 1: Keep the home and rent it and cash flow about $2,000 per month while it appreciates.Option 2: Sell the home and cash out.Option 3: 1031 exchange the home into 4-6 units in Knoxville which would be about the same value.More info: Riverside as you all know is a great appreciating market but not landlord-friendly being in CA. 

Great guy loved him we lived at the same Country Club but he was just to disruptive to all the other agents that were not retired .. 

She is an experienced flipper, a real estate professional and a great designer, but wants nothing to do with tax strategies and securing funding.