I'm new to the investing world and have been diligently researching real estate investing for months now, attending as many seminars as possible in my area, reading books and listening to podcasts from Ken McElroy, Robert Kiyosaki, and Mark Quan, trying to really invest in my knowledge base first as much as possible so I can make informed decisions for my first deal.

Quote from @Quan Pham: I'll give you the easy answer: sell.If you were fired up about owning an investment, I would recommend keeping the house as a rental.

Quote from @Quan Dao: Hello Everyone, I am new to Short term Rentals.

@Alexander Felice 2009-2014 -  Fed Quan easing and interest rates at .5 % - I was buying but too young to know about partnerships and using OPM.  2014 stop of fed buying bonds, altering interest rates and etc. 2016 First interest rate hike rates moved from .5-.75 % but come on that's really not going to change behavior. 2016-2018  Fed rates move to 1.75 % , so for the hypothetical 1M dollar invest its cost 5K vs 17.5K  annualized interest.

@Alexander Quan Generally, a Solo 401(k) can accept tax-free rollovers from your former employer's 401(k), even a Roth 401(k). 

@James Nghiem I would recommend Whitney with Above & Below 1031 as your QI.

@Alexander Quan, is this an FHA or similar loan and that's where the 1-year residency requirement is coming from?

Quan, Amanda Han is exactly what you are looking for. ahan (at) keystonecpa (dot) com. 90% of her clients are RE investors. 

Quan Nguyen I agree that 2% seems pretty unattainable unless you are buying in very depressed areas and/or really know how to find great deals.

Originally posted by @Quan Liddell:I'm a fairly new investor.