I have been googling all day and my 1031 agent is lost on this and is pressuring me to identify additional properties in the next week before my 45 day identification window closes.Any help regarding this would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Very true, but then I am seeing quite a bit of competitive pressure on those ones.And since in the effort for independence, the location/city plays a key role (SEO), you lose all the work when you sell the property.

Steel is bad and is probably already causing issues in water flow and pressure in the duplex.8.

I would recommend starting with newer properties and easing your way into properties in that require more work. 

So far, I have only invested in SF homes because of their affordability and ease of understanding. 

I feel it’s better to proactive show potential sellers with this third-party validation to put their mind at ease.

We bought a new stainless steel refrigerator, pressure washed the house as well as the deck and painted the front railing.

He then went with another Agent that told him what he wanted to hear but also pressured him into buying (from a fear perspective).

You can use a 1031 exchange to defer taxes, but you also face pressure to locate and close on another transaction.

@Tyler LeeI think you are underestimating the ease of hard money.- Do you have a good deal?