Hope you're transition to Albuquerque goes well!

Account Closed did you transition to a portfolio lender before exhausting your other options?

Is there anything I can do to prepare for the transition to self-employment that will keep me from becoming a pariah amongst lenders, or do I have to choose between my BRRRR goals and my other business goals?

There's a handful of neighborhoods just outside of the city core which are in transition.  

And with the 1031 you will always own the asset which will end up transitioning to your heirs tax free. 

It is very close to public transit and local schools and shopping but a lower income blue collar neighborhood.

To create a completely separate basement renal unit up to code is fairly difficult in fair fax county, slightly less difficult in Montgomery county, and much more straight forward in DC.But, if you’re only going to be there for a year, you could live in the basement, not completely separate it (thus attempting to establish two distinct units) and then after moving out rent the whole house or rent by rooms individually.I would probably look close to falls church / arlington for proximity to DC and also IAD, close enough to transit lines, and a good prospect for appreciation.

If you want some examples look at Chambers Street Group (CSG i think is the ticker for the new PT company) or Retail Properties of America (RPAI) who had a very rocky transition from being Inland Western to publicly traded RPAI.Essentially its the same pitch I make every day for Provident Trust Group as a self-directed custodian it boils down to this:Would you rather pay a business major 1% of your account value a year to make recommendations that you don't understand for securities and products you have no interest in and see a 5-8% return, or would you rather invest the time into making your funds work doing something you're personally experienced in or familiar with and think you can make a better return?

Also the parking rules are strict but you can go around them by being close to one of the new green line stops as they are considering (I believe) that your tenants can walk to transit. 

While the title would make you think it's all about notes, and there is a lot of great information about notes in the book, it more importantly chronicles Dave's transition from a job in real estate, to owning rentals and eventually to notes.