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I'll send you a private message so we can exchange contact info.

That is where my niche is, and I'd like the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, projects, discuss problems, and generally brainstorm our area of interest.Could be interesting, yes?!

The way to avoid capital gains is to utilize a 1031 exchange, however flips are specifically excluded from 1031 exchanges. 

If you choose to move out and rent it, you could always do a 1031 exchange when you do sell and put the money into another real estate property to defer taxes.

Feel free to connect/contact to exchange some idea/knowledge.

I have not scaled up yet as I am just getting started but building equity through rehab and time you can either pull the equity out to reinvest or do a 1031 exchange to a bigger property.

We have been looking to move in the next year anyway, and if it comes to it, we will sell the condo as an exit strategy and apply it to the new home, or a 1031 exchange into another property.

Often lenders will negotiate lower fees in exchange for referring more business.

The first time the City said he could not build the amount of apartments that he wanted and the second time he was using it for a 1031 Exchange that fell through.