I still have enough room with my VA entitlement for a buy and hold in a couple of years, so I'd rather save it for later!

diamond holdings and aquistions.

I know many investors go out of state for buy and hold properties to generate passive income, but is Blythe a lucrative market?

In Chicago it regularly dips below 32.

I am leaning towards holding onto the home, but would love to get everyone's thoughts!

Jeffrey:I'm connected to a large group in Indy that focuses on buy & hold SF and apartment (commercial) residential real estate. 

This is where your qualified intermediary takes title to the new property and holds it until you are able to close on your old property.

Though, this process will be the same for the other state (if you created a CA LLC you may need to register it as a foreign LLC in the state in which you are doing business/holding property).

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

At a 7% annual return, this could grow to $908K after 10 years, providing immediate liquidity and diversification.Alternatively, holding the property could yield $825K net equity after taxes in 10 years, assuming a $900K sale, with the potential to defer taxes via a 1031 exchange if reinvested into another property.