Quote from @Jeff Calcaterra: We have a potential tenant new to the area who has gone through a paid background check, signed a background check authorization form, sent us a LinkedIn profile, sent an offer letter and says he is willing to send us paycheck stubs, but says he doesn't want us to call HR to verify employment because he is supposed to have found housing already.

You can even connect with local HR teams and offer small referral bonuses to get more bookings.

The capital gain may be eaten up by those with a 10% pref, and you get nothing else. 

For example, if I were to invest in Columbus, Ohio, could anyone share their insights on which neighborhoods or parts of the city offer good returns?

My company offers real estate syndications.

Over the years, I’ve learned that offering tiered returns can be a win-win strategy—it rewards investors for their level of commitment while helping us maintain flexibility in our business.

Augusta indeed offers great potential with a strong rental market driven by factors such as population growth and a stable job market.

Do we have anyone that has personal experience with a 1031 strategy that is sponsored by an UPREIT?

You should find out what percentage of the rent is being paid by S8 and by the tenant.Tenants have to sign the rent increase and some won't because they don't want their payment portion increasing.It's also highly unlikely a S8 office will approve the huge increase from $797 to $1300.- BTW: the $1300 includes all utilities being paid by the landlord.

The asking price was 125,000 and after I did a walkthrough with my agent I offered 100,000 because the house needed some serious work done.