He in an Vegas expert and produces tons of great content online.

I come from a project management & process improvement background (Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt, PMP, Stanford Certified Project Manager) and have applied the lessons I've learned implementing SmartSheet solutions in a fortune 100 company to my own real estate investments and have found it very helpful.Example SmartSheet Capabilities:- Dashboards with charts and reports- Workflow notifications and approvals- Formulas- PDF automation- Gantt chartsUse Case Examples:Deliveries - Given that I'm not physically present to receive deliveries I need to ensure a smooth handoff to the individual receiving the delivery, ensuring the furniture/appliance/amenity/etc. is in good condition, and staging it.

Do you really want to help people, or do you want to come across as the "expert" so everyone will give you some admiration, irrelevant of your advise being wrong?

I am in my third decade as a real estate investor, and knowing what I know about how hard it is to manage a deal, I would absolutely go with professional syndicators, who have teams of people, experts, technology, and processes to acquire and manage the very best deals.

It is not for everyone, but some may benefit from this  Talk to your local MLO expert. 

This post certainly won't make you an expert, but I hope it helps.

I'm going to dig into the details with my accountant to make sure I fully understand it and we got it right (my accountant is not an expert on this but seems to work it out).  

If anybody has recommendations for a good Qualified Intermediary in New Hampshire, I'd appreciate it.Also, if some of the BP 1031 experts (eg: @Dave Foster or @Bill Exter) could chime in, I would be grateful.

The thing is my father is the chairman of the charity, so I'm not sure if this would be considered a prohibited transaction or not.Any good CPAs or Solo 401k experts out there who can clear this up?

Jonathan, I am by no means an expert and Im sure many people will respond with more knowledge then myself, but in my opinion many people fail because they "jump off the deap end."