You may avoid the taxes if you deposit the funds in an eligible retirement plan (which includes anIRA) within "3 years and a day" of the date of the COVID-19 distribution (note: compare to a 60-day rollover).

I would call and ask for an explanation of the charges on the settlement statement before you call around, so at least you will compare applies to applies.

Leah Sykes at Greenspoon Marder and Sia Rezvani / Jeff Bennett at Warren Allen do Landlord Law almost exclusively.It's kinda specialized compared to regular RE law (more litigation), but I can recommend all 3.Call quick, they're all busier than h***.

If you aren't exactly sure on your criteria and want to explore, it's best to at least set a broad criteria in markets so you can compare between markets to see which one best suits you.An example: I'm interested in small multifamily investing so I will target markets which have a surplus of small multifamily properties to start off.

But for me, it boils down to the rationale that when I fall on hard times when the black swan comes around, I will not lose that precious asset, even with the worst of situations hitting me, because only uncle Sam could take it away now, but compared to other bills, taxes are cheap (at least relatively, my property taxes are cheap for now).

Compare programs with different lenders.

Anyway, the 2017 compared to the 2015 has much stricter energy and building codes.

My realtor pulled comps, but I don't feel they are an apples to apples comparables.

How has it compared to simply searching through the MLS with an agent or hunting on zillow / realtor / redfin?

I've found this to be very helpful analyzing comparables, taking a zip code and determining what your rental income can demand based off rental criteria.