For the most part it was in excellent condition.

Historically an excellent place to start your mortgage search for 5-20+ unit properties is a local credit union.

There are good reasons to do a 1031, but trading out an appreciating property with excellent cash flow without a predicate investment (one you have to have) is not one of them.

If the equity is sufficient for the down payment and qualifying for the new property there are some excellent HELOC or even fixed rate second mortgage programs available.

Excellent, I will always keep my eyes open to a good deal.

You should only invest in deals with excellent operators not excellent sales people

You need money; the fastest way to do that is to start a business or get another job.

Columbus is one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S. so I advise my clients to buy and hold so they get the most out of their appreciating assets. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-popu...

Got plenty of assurances that credit was “excellent,” but never any forward movement.

Their communication is excellent especially compared to the lack of communication with the other company.