But since you can allocate your proceeds any way you want, you combine the exchanges and buy two replacement properties - one with cash and one with debt. 

When looking for a SFH there's several factors to contribute to a great rental rate: Location, Condition, Time of Year, Functionality, City Cert requirements needed (if applicable).I absolutely wish that I could 'Turn back the clock' and do house hacking and jump into real estate investing that way...so many great benefits!

Hello Jay,I use a combination of rents from:a) Zillow (Rent for this zip code)b) HotpadsI have a monthly subscription to Rentometer, however have not used them much since.Regards,Ken

As you can imagine, the cost of living is substantially less in Nashville than Los Angeles, allowing me to save more money.After about 18 months of living in Nashville, I closed on my first property in Nashville — a home on Alice Street (zip 37218) — that I bought with a combination of my money and a hard money loan from my father.  

RUBS is a utility billing method that allocates 100% of your property's utility bill to the residents based on an occupant factor, square footage or a combination of both, less a predetermined percentage (determined by you, the owner) of a common area allowance.Hope this helps, GL! 

Sell the 8 unit and take the profits from my 8 unit and combine it with my equity and buy a 10 unit in a nicer area B class area and way better unit mix.

@Karl McGarvey if you use the BP search function you’ll find a million threads that ask “what should I do with *random amount of money*”.

I imagine the free version of turbo tax does not include all of this functionality. 

or a combination of the two?

I thought the decision was based on a combination of factors.