Hi everyone. I recently had a recommendation to use 1031exchange.com, but I don't have any personal experience with them. (I disliked the company I used last time - but won't name that company here.) I'm in AZ, althou...

FANNIE guidlines in clean room handling of the down payment funds comning from the buyers bank account sitting there for 2 mo, their own cash not a gift or loan... blabla. 

Have spouse take out a Personal Loan gift it to me then use it as down payment then apply for a mortgage then pay off the loan with cash flow from would be two rental properties?

Treat it the same as they would a gift from you.

It appears that many landlords are unaware of how to stay out of costly County Court after a tenant appeals a Justice Court (JP Small Claims court) judgment in the landlord's favor.  It

When I first got started in real estate my favorite show to listen to was Keith Weinhold's Get Rich Education.

  : ) And, I imagine that's why you're hiring a professional for these matters, you can't be expected to know everything about US income, estate, gift tax, etc, nor dedicate the time nor capital to keeping current on the issues.A gift is defined by the IRS as a sale or exchange in which full consideration, measured in money or money's worth, is not received in return. 

Not my favorite, but not on the list to replace right now.

I call Pittsburgh home, and I expect to stay local to be close to family and my Penguins (hockey is my favorite sport!). 

There are a lot of us floating around BiggerPockets and some other communities.The VA house hack is one of my favorite strategies for new real estate investors, and I absolutely commend you for looking into it!