So an exchange can be a very valuable permanent tool.I would also just caution that if you plan to purchase more than three properties, please make sure to choose the correct replacement property identification method as one of the methods limits you to three properties and another method allows you to identify up to 10 properties but the sum of the ten cannot exceed 200% of the value of the property you are selling.

What you are teaching the tenant using this method is that late rent= an inspection.

You have to remember 2007-2008 when all the people that bought a year before hoping for appreciation learned the most valuable lesson in investments: hope is NOT a strategy!

Time is the most valuable resource you have.  

These are tough learning experiences, valuable for sure.

Where I was teaching English for the last 5 years.

The most important thing wholesaling will teach you is finding leads!

It teaches some good lessons about Value-add investing and some other more basic principals. 

Any addiction program teaches that the first step is honesty.

- What is your opinion on having freedom to pursue side jobs and/or real estate investing as a contractor who works from home (minus a few days a month on project location) compared to a typical 8-5 that requires 2 weeks of travel a month.Additional information to consider is:- My fiance who lives with me is a teacher with stable income and benefits and currently has no plans of leaving to pursue real estate full time as she would prefer to teach and do real estate on the side with me