Link to what I'm talking about is below:http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/the-fed-raised-interest-rates-this-week-here-s-what/article_c2999958-c3dd-11e6-8b97-777943927d03.html

Awesome News!

LOLWhen I was trying to find a house to buy or I was selling a house, I used the good ole fashioned news paper.

Yep Stan the investors from out of state are sucked in by low prices and don't realize the trashy areas have a chance to lose them big money down the road.I have been seeing on the news lately a lot of fires at apartment complexes in these higher crime areas. 

If that's not you then you're not doing a 1031.But the good news is that you may not need a 1031 if you do some math with your accountant (They've already got the depreciation tables done.  

The good news is that you already own the land and are making at least a decent return.

As others said it: it's best if you have a no smoking clause in your lease agreement and you screen tenants as well.Some resources:http://makesmokinghistory.org/smoke-free-environme...http://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-res/law-lib/...And I know this is just a news site, so it's not "legal" but good info that can be researched further: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/11/ren...Point is that make sure your tenant knows that you don't allow them smoking on the premises and yes, you can do that legally. 

I just received this email from my lender related to a recent effort to re-fi a small multifamily:I just got some news from Underwriting.

This is not a news article.  

@John Thedford Below is the link to the article from realtor.com talking about the markets, as well as an article from Arizona Public Media giving some insight from Jonathan Smoke Chief Economist at Realtor.com discussing the price appreciation Original Articlehttp://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-real-estate...