I also attend several real estate club meetings (DIG and DPI) in the area, so happy to network and connect.

There are many strategies to investing in real estate, and I won't say any one is better than another, but I think you get what you pay for and no one wakes up in the morning wanting to be a slumlord.

In general it's a passive way to own real estate as the tenant takes care of the headaches and cost of repairs in most situations. 

Construction and heavy reno will create/reveal problems you didn't know existed, have a healthy contingency and stomach.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

You could also do one more 1031 exchange into a 721 upreit and convert the real estate into shares of a REIT.  

I am assuming you closed through escrow, used a standard real estate contract and met the deadlines described in those agreements.

Hello my name is Dashawn Marquez and I am currently learning how to get into real estate.

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Is an interest in a DST (Delaware Statutory Trust) considered real estate ownership or a security in Florida? 

Moved to Austin 13 years ago and am finally on board to start my real estate journey.