But the good news is you can gain skills and experience, making you a safer bet.

Purchasing more properties using cheap fixed debt as a hedge against inflation and a way to gain more depreciable basis.3.

Another option is teaming up with a more seasoned investor and gain experience to build your resume + nest egg.

House hacking would have a number of benefits in your situation such as:* The ability to pickup multiple units on one shot with a lower down payment* You will lower or even eliminate that $2100/mo rent you are currently paying * You will gain valuable experience in property management without having to do it at a distanceIf you are going to continue to rent for the next few years, its a no brainer.

No court will be on your side, and it will cost you more than you will gain.....

The house would appreciate to +20k in today's market but I don't think the capital gains include those losses if I sold now, and on top of that I think I'd pay taxes on it too.

If you're selling a property for $100k, there may not be enough capital gain in it to justify a 1031.

The market is super competitive right now in Dallas so when you present your preapproval letter, some weight may be given to lenders that we know

My current plan is to read it twice, the first time to gain the exposure and get my feet under me, the second time will be slower and in parallel I'll start compiling all the recommended documents so that I'm ready to start looking for tenants.My concern is that my focus should be on finding deals and that I'm going off on tangents and getting worried about what ifs.

I am slowly gaining confidence as a result.I don’t see a lot of contract questions specifically in this forum.