I'm a landscape designer in Nashville, TN looking to get into real estate investing.

Eventually, I plan to be back in San Antonio full time, and plan on starting a business as a design/ build contractor, saving substantial money on rehabs by performing them with my own company.  

I’m good at designing kitchens, but other than that, I don’t know.

I have a property more inline than some others and it ended up being the one in a floodzone.I believe the floodzone maps are on the FEMA website, they are the ones that designate it. 

Even though the 5th unit is not livable it’s clearly designed to be a living space if repaired so it won’t work.

If you ever have any questions, your managing broker or designated broker would be a great person to consult.Hope this helps?

Do a high-design renovation on a fixer-upper and put it up on AirBnb until you make enough cash to repeat.I know of some investors here in Arizona making up to $700/week per house.If AirBnb doesn't work out you can flip the house.Also, I found the book, Building Wealth One House at a Time, by John W.

But the 1031 would be into a passive vehicle designed to be out of sight out of mind and simply produce cash flow. 

Real Estate is complicated; you have to KNOW how it works, what the rules are, what the costs are  -  and a "guy on YouTube" is no different than a "guy in an alley selling designer watches." 

The governor that enacted this law happened to have family that were special needs.There are also funds from HUD designated towards housing homeless.