@William Larson Make sure your insurance policy covers your complete annual rental loss.

Goal:Get money out of this house without paying capital gains taxes or having to do another 1031 exchange like I did on another house a year ago.Background:-I bought the single family home in mid August 2014.

I see that they are more expensive, but I would consider doing that before I put capital at risk.

Or I'm open to talking with other investors looking to raise capital for active deals. 

@Steven Hou Investors think in terms of numbers...while you don't want to look like a complete rookie by capitalizing the property, you want to at least capture basic ROI...cash-on-cashYou would also want to include data on rental income and expenses.If it's occupied, you'll need to abide by your states landlord-tenant laws.

What are some ways people have and can raise capital for a down payment when it's pretty large?

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Flip houses to generate capital, use capital to purchase more rental houses. rinse and repeat.

Will I have to pay the capital gains tax on the $65,000 that I sell, or will my re-buy offset that sale?  

@Amanda Smith wholesaling is nowhere near passive and can be capital intensive to start up if you don't have a ton of free time to door knock or research owners info.