A 1033 exchange is specifically for involuntary conversions and catastrophic loss situations like yours. 

He's no longer hosting the podcast on BP, but I think his private podcast is more authentic.It's hard to give book recommendations without knowing what you are trying to learn.

Hey @Jordan Ryan - Consider connecting with @Cam Schwartz... he has some great private money products at his new business called vert! 

((Basically a "Loft" layout, but enclosing half the upstairs -to be a more private upstairs bedroom with it's own toilet & sink))....

I recommend you do a google search for "real estate seller financing" and educate yourself through some blogs, then have a conversation to see if the two of you can agree on terms that work for everyone.Be sure to use an attorney to draft the documents, not the same one the seller uses.

I’d love to read any updated terms and conditions they have that demonstrates a commission for private / direct sales.  

Hey @Johnny Smith, ask your CPA how you would be able to apply losses to your W2 to get the conversation going.

There are NO institutional investors that will jump on this kind of deal, but you can maybe find a private lender or do a Joint Venture (equity split?).

We don't need to "make homes cheaper", we just gotta remove the barriers and special interests that support monopolies, limited competition, centralization, corporate over private, and take things back to middle America, small business, main street over wall street. 

I got started with private money back in 2009 and those were scary times.