You’d still use third-party management and vendors, but the underlying asset can absorb those costs more effectively.There’s a large middle ground between solo ownership and full-blown syndications that rarely gets discussed.

Solid middle of the road roomy 2bed beach townhouse.

And it’s powerful.Louisville sits right in the middle of it.Healthcare anchors the workforce.

Split it down the middle , add another door in the hallway and add another radiator , closet and possibly a window if there isnt one .

Trying to rent to students in the middle of the school year is difficult.

I’ve been investing in small multifamily for a little over a decade, primarily buy-and-hold, and I’m currently in the middle of a live-in flip.

That is just crazy.Looking at, “can the average person afford the average house in xxx city" is very telling.It is simple to identify the top and bottom, but the middle is tough.  

For those who’ve completed or are in the middle of a 1031 exchange, I’m curious how you prioritize trade-offs between pricing vs. certainty when selecting replacement properties. 

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I should've mentioned that I purchased the property with the investment loan in the middle of this year, did repairs and 2 months later got a tenant in, so I never lived in it.