This gives you a lot of options having that extra equity for down the line.- Refinancing while it is your primary is a lot cheaper - you may not always get the perfect rate or the perfect BRRRR, and that is okay, but being able to refinance at a lower cost and and lower your monthly can save you alot.The most important thing is taking action - most of the deals we jumped in did not look great on paper, but after putting in sweat equity, letting time be yourfriend, rents going up, and being able to pull a HELOC on each of the properties, after 5 years we have cash flow and of a quarter million in equity built to be able to use when needed. 

And of course, all septic systems in TX need to be permitted.

My brokerage seems to be against it saying that it is complicated, risky, and a lot of extra work.

In the installment sale, just remember the interest you receive is taxable, and any cash you take that doesn’t roll into a 1031 is considered “boot” and could be taxable too.One creative angle some investors use is to pair an installment sale with bonus depreciation or a cost segregation study on the new property if you have extra basis for depreciation (assuming you already did cost seg on the old property).Even if part of the gain from the old property gets taxed with or without an installment sale, you get fresh deductions on the replacement property to offset some of it.

Although I knew nothing about it, I went the extra mile and gifted him the most expensive fly-fishing pole I could find.

It usually takes more work then you expect so account for extra time and money to be spent.

Maintenance, rent, leases, applications—all handled in one thread, no logins, no extra steps.End of the day, I think tenants push back less when the tech feels invisible.Do you find the app you’re using smooths things out for tenants, or do you still have to spend time helping them through it? 

Quote from @Andrew Street: Those types of properties can definitely draw extra attention and help with marketing, but they can also attract more “lookers” than actual paying guests.

For me I insist on buying extra title insurance to cover the fee..

They protect your wallet.Oh, and +1 on stashing extra tile.