For these reasons, we're focusing on short-term rentals in the Costa del Sol.Hope this helps.

Purchase price: $710,000 Cash invested: $142,000 STR in Wheat Ridge CO What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Initial intent is to stay there for life.But my question is what happens when someone wants to leave for any reason.

Purchase price: $999,950 Cash invested: $2,000 Our Good Neighbor Realty Office in Denver!

I would check out Cleveland, Ohio for that price point

However, I'm unclear as to what the total fair market value of the replacement property need to be assuming a $1 million sales price and application of the 121 exclusion.

@Shakil Ahmed - would stay away from MFH in Huntsville right now - market is saturated with them at high prices. 

Purchase price: $40,000 Cash invested: $45,000 I found an investor that was finished with real estate and had only a few properties to sell.

That usually gives a consumer reason to believe there is fraud or something amiss. 

Prepayment penalties can be used to insure against an early payoff.The times I’ve used this technique to create high yielding note I enhanced the return by being able to sell the property above the price I paid.