My vote is for the 32k junkers but I add in there to move this into larger apt building as you get 4 to 6 junker homes to trade up.

Probably 99% of real estate agents are Realtors (the membership/trade word).

Considering trading all quads in for a single building of more units (but that wouldn't help in terms of removing me from the day-to-day).In terms of 1031 exchanges, could also go into raw land, commercial, retail (not keen on commercial nor retail).

I'd suggest connecting with someone on BP who either lives in the Memphis area or at least has trades people there that they can refer you to, and then get yourself a quality handyman or contractor and a good property management company.

We are not trading cash for cash flow - that's easy but unwise.

They have minimum fees, etc so if you are only running one card/month not worth it - but with volume tenants will pay faster so the trade off is for $25 you could potentially get paid quicker by a lot of tenants and spend less time trying to hassle them for rent money.

What if we were to trade "notes".

I'd like to keep this apartment until I maximize the income, then look to sell it and "trade up" to another one that I can do the same.

I’d probably throw in 5-10 percent of that money to “actively” trade some stocks to up that return.I know people who have effectively done this for the last 25 plus years and have averaged over 10 percent.

through day-trading) than if there were to work in the field and actually PRODUCE something.