Get referrals for skilled trades from other investorsAnd rememberAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Should I look to roll the equity and trade up?

Loan trades are real estate transactions on steroids, with more diligence and moving parts than real property.

Hey Bigger Pockets gang.New to Bigger Pockets,and real estate investing.I have always had interest in finance and investing,currently working in forex.

LLCs in CA are very expensive.The IRS defines a real estate professional as someone who spends over 750 hours in real estate trade/business (landlord, flipping and building count).

You can trade options.

Familiarize yourself with the ranges of cap rates that properties in various neighborhood grades are trading at in the area or areas that you are interested in.As to the original question of whether it is possible to wholesale Multifamily to buy/hold investors, I say yes!

I am a designer by trade and a Small Business Owner/Investor.

I am a designer by trade and a Small Business Owner/Investor.

Also, you can always use cap rates as a proxy for how heated a given market is, Austin or DC, as an example, trade at very compressed cap rates, so that's a clear sign that these markets are very expensive right now.