I currently live in California and I am looking more in the Midwest and east areas.

I live out of state.  

Option 1: buy another “starter” home for around $375k and plan to live in it for around 5 years while renting out the current house. 

Lives toooooo short! 

I'm seeking advice on my current situation and the best route for achieving my real estate goals.For context, I'm 23 years old, living in Providence, RI, with the aim of owning 5 rental units and my own home in the next 10 years.

How are all these stories on BP videos making enough to live off real estate income to replace their salaries?

I heard Section 8 does not allow extra non-benefit member living in the house. 

However, the tenant and partner, who originally stated they lived at the same address, had two different addresses on each driver's license, which raised some suspicion. 

This is mainly because they are not going to like tenants you select to live with them, in their home and share their yard.

If you're willing to bend your timeline a little to give yourself the best shot at qualifying for 1031 exchanges and being super tax efficient with your properties, you could try doing the following: - Hold each successive property for at least 12 months before selling - make sure that you acquire property in one tax year and then don't sell that same property until the following tax yearI want to stress that you do not automatically lose out on 1031 treatment by not taking these steps, and similarly you don't automatically qualify for 1031 treatment by simply taking these steps.