Apparantly that didn't work out for them either as they sold all their properties a couple of months later.

As a married couple, you can also take advantage of the $500k capital gain exemption.

Regarding advisory work, I see your tax planning documents and will follow up separately to see how things are being implemented.

I've experienced the same with my properties over the past couple of years. 

One is seminars...My first seminar I went was "free"... an hour presentation at a hotel where they 'invite' (or was it lure) you to a 3 day seminar for a couple of hundred bucks.  

It must be a separate company whose only role is the 1031.2.

I've been analyzing a couple deals in the OH market recently to get some practice (my research tells me it's one of the few decent cash flowing markets).

I want to be able to keep business finances and liability separate.

@Chrissy Smyth, just a couple comments:1.

Other than the 1 property I am renting my family's taxes are pretty straight forward with a couple W-2 and no LLC, so when I got the $1,700+ quote for tax preparation it seemed a bit much.