(I can understand that a real estate agent deals with a lot of clients, but she frequently forgot the simplest of details of what we spoke about, and often failed to follow through on the things she said she would do.)6) I had to pay unpaid water bills when the tenant that needed to be evicted up and left.

I would bet that most title companies who get into the 1031 business don't know how to advise on or conduct much more than the simplest of exchanges. 

Think of it like following a recipe—same steps, same ingredients, every time.

This is the simplest option because then you can utilize hard money.

Hey!If a single family house is in a B or C class neighborhood. What makes the rental appealing to potential tenants? For example a 3/1 vs a 3/2 configuration? Thank you! 

Simplest solution is some sort of privacy screen. 

Simplest way to do this is to close on the property a couple weeks before the tax sale and make sure all taxes, liens, and levies are paid off with the sale proceeds. 

It’s the simplest way to get a feel of what it is like to be a landlord without going through the hassle of managing rehab projects.

Simple ingredients.

But nobody would infer it's anything remotely close to going to grocery store, picking out ingredient's, cooking all up, creating the meal in totality.