How are you adapting your renovations to meet buyer expectations?

I think THIS can be better than a 1031 exchange because the seller will start off with a fresh depreciation schedule in the new property.

I'll be in town Jan 22-Feb 4 and would LOVE to meet up!

If that isn't satisfactory speaking at a city counsel meeting about the subject would also seem appropriate. 

I've seen people who meet everyone of my qualifications and turned out to be night mare tenants and also people who missed the mark of certain criteria and turned out to be my golden tenants. 

Make sure the estimates are very detailed (scope, SF, $/sf, schedule, etc) to ensure that there is a clear dilation between contract work and change orders.

We have people from Marco all the way up to Sarasota, and others that come from the East coast that join the meetings

If a bank does this, they have no flexibility in their lending and must meet Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's requirements in each loan.

If yu claim one it doesn't void the option to claim the other one.Provided you meet the IRS requirements for both, as a tax strategy, you could complete exclude a portion of capital gains under Section 121 and then defer the remaining capital gains under Section 1031 (@Dave Foster is a great resource for 1031 exchange). ..

I am completely new to the investing side and would love to find something to meet new people/learn as well as learn more about the city.