However, rent collection protocol – just how to collect that sweet, sweet nectar!

My commercial lender will go down to 50k for my clients, but they only do it because I send them volume and I always have to buy them a few bottles of wine for doing so. 

Stephen Masek That is sweet.

I brought them value first showed them what a great agent I was .. got them top dollar for property or got them a smoking deal on the buy... in other words build a foundation that will last you a lifetime like it has mine.. of course not all Wine and Roses but you get the drift.

I'm currently between positions and learning more about home maintenance and repair-Religion: Unitarian Universalist -Spouse: unmarried, but have a very loving and supportive girlfriend of 4.5 years-Pets: I have a very sweet cat named Maple-Hobbies: I like hiking, biking, listening to music, playing games (board & video), and reading / learning-Location: Boulder is a nice town but due to the supply of housing being (intentionally) broken, it is REALLY daunting for a non-wealthy person to think about starting a real estate journey here...    

The downside I see with 1031ing is that it forces me to get into a relatively move-in ready property since I can't roll my equity into rehab.The upside for paying gains on my equity is that I have the flexibility to sit on the cash indefinitely while looking for a sweet deal, and could buy something that's needing some love, and have the cash to make it happen.A little about me and my goals:-My risk tolerance is about 5 or 6 out of 10.

For the love of sweet Jesus, Kris, never post your credit score in a public forum next to your full name.

Cheaper, not as stringent regulations as Astoria, wine country, Cornell, progressive feel, tourist destination, 3rd largest Airbnb city in NY.

@Adam FaragThat's my sweet spot.  

If you do your due diligence  on the property and the numbers make sense to get a sweet deal on it then there's absolutely no reason you shouldn't move it fast.