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So I’m just trying to continue the investment road with that roadblock

However, we are coming off a dozen years with crazy RE appreciation   That trend is unlikely to continue unabated   We could enter a low appreciation or depreciation RE period.  

@Devon Morrissey - I own a Property Management company in central CT and do about 100 move outs a year. 

Holt is a good company I have sold them projects. 

Best wishes to your continued growth in the real estate industry!

The proximity to CA and the population exodus from there continues to grow the population.   

It is cash flowing nicely, and its equity continues to grow.

I am in Arizona/Gilbert area but the properties here are like min 500k so seems hard to find a good property.I was thinking buying a townhome at one point, would continue to find deductions I can use against taxable income.If you have other ideas let me know.

Uses that also target the business incubator residents/visitors and remote workers might work, e.g. many years ago I'd thought about doing a sort of subscription-based co-working space - something of that sort may do well initially, but may be much more successful in about 5 years as the area continues to redevelop.Current resident population within 1/2-mile is lower-income.