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.

After a sale, listing is a fresh start no way to transfer.Moral of the story when buying an active Airbnb.

I’ve been digging into the Bryan/College Station market (home to Texas A&M) and wanted to share some fresh numbers from August 2025:Median price: $356,750 (up 2.2% YoY)Active listings: 465 (up 12.6% YoY)Closed sales: 135 (down 0.7% YoY)Days on market: About 93 total (list to close)Months of inventory: 3.9 (slightly up from 3.6 last year)Most of the activity is happening in the $200K–$399K range (55%+ of sales), and only about 1.5% of sales were $1M+.

One thing that might help is taking a fresh look at how your unit compares to others currently listed in the area.

Austin City Council just passed a fresh set of STR regulations.

For the upstairs, I’d prioritize the “first impression” items—fresh paint, new flooring, and a clean vanity go a long way with renters.

In the meantime, I’ve heard some hosts are getting traction by leaning more on direct bookings, optimizing titles/descriptions with fresh keywords, and boosting visibility through social media.

Waiting until spring could mean better rates, but he’ll be paying extra every month in the meantime.After the work is done, get a fresh value check.

Retaining Quality TenantsReducing vacancy isn’t just about filling units, it’s about keeping good tenants happy• Fast response to maintenance requests• Clear communication of rules and expectations• Small incentives at renewal (fresh paint, minor upgrades)A tenant who stays saves turnover costs, extensive repairs, and new marketing expenses.4.

They come from avoiding new-loan points when you’re not originating fresh debt, skipping new entity formation costs, not reopening bank accounts, not rewriting operating agreements, and often keeping existing insurance packages and property tax baselines in place.