Your right it should have nothing to do with the 1031 but it it goes on the hud it is messy and easier for the service to claim you are receiving boot  A simple statement to that effect can go into the contract and the title company may even be willing to handle that part for you.Re: the excess funds- depending on valuations and any work needed on your replacement properties there may be a way to enfold that into improvements to tour replacements and still keep tax deferred status of that money

You would then need to take them to court to remove them which could take in excess of 2 months.  

What is mentioned in consumer law is "over pricing" "high mark up" "overvalued" "gouging" "excessive price" understand the concept of the "fair pricing" not a percentage as a trip wire that blows up your position. 

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I think for the house hacking approach the first goal should be to have your tenants paying for your expenses so you're able to live there for "free" So if you'll be making enough money from rent to pay your regular bills like the mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities, etc. and can put the excess money and your own monthly "rent" contribution aside for cap ex and other maintenance you'll be in good shape.

That may be how your lease is written but it sounds excessive, as most states that have weighed in by law on late fees cap it at 5%.

That being said, the math makes this a simple one:$3,000/ monthly income - $1,800/expenses = $1,200 net cash flow x 12 months = $14,400 divided by 2% bank CD rate = $720,000 what you'd need sitting in a 2-yr CD.Use the excess net cash flow and build up another investment pool to find your next investment property to reach your goal of 10 free & clear rentals for retirement.Awesome job by the way!

The recorded amount of the mortgage is in excess of the current value of the home.

Legislation to end this abusive, excessive, and illegally applied fee was pursued in Colorado several years ago but was watered down and then killed by HOA property manager interests.

If you purchased SFH (with no HOA fees), then you would have that extra $150-$200/mo from HOA fees to go to increase your cash flow, save for repairs, etc.2) Have you considered using some of the excess money (current going to pay down the mortgage) and putting it into an account for each property to cover repairs and eventual replacement of items?