I hope to gain some valuable insight on a deal that I'm currently evaluating.

In buying this home we hope to gain some knowledge of benchmarks like, how much exactly does it take to repair a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, roof? 

I do not see how, as California residents, you can avoid paying California state taxes on your capital gain income. 

While I was going about the dreaded job hunt here in Florida, I couldn't help but wonder if this is the time and place for me to dive into investing and begin the foundation to financial freedom and to break away from the 9-5.I love the idea of BRRRR, and would love that to be a long term solution for me, but I understand that for the time being perhaps flipping would be a better entry point for me to start gaining income.I have roughly 30-40k in pocket to get started, but I'm concerned about finding lenders to approve me due to me currently being unemployed.

It is not specific to real estate but discusses the concept of using neutral thinking to gain control.

And trying to find something for me to do and since researching I gain so much interest in real estate oh my goodness I been on craigslist and propstream and Zillow but don't have enough to start.

In the meantime, I'll be using a cost-seg to accelerate the depreciation and have a big write-off in year one (2021).Question: Since I'll be using a 1031 and deferring the taxes owed on the gains (+ depreciation recapture), is there any point in holding it for 1 year+ vs less than 1 year (as I assume that the tax implications would be different)?

Not sure what’s to gain from a scam, unless it’s a retainer for no reason.

I see the value in syndications but would prefer to gain experience before raising capital.

I'd say theres nothing wrong with the slow route and paying as you go, especially if you're putting in the sweat equity to gain the experience and greater value along the way.