Also, define how you'll share the acquisition costs, such as the down payment, renovation, and closing costs.Payment Responsibilities: Explain how to divide and pay for regular costs like mortgage, property taxes, insurance, homeowners association fees (if applicable), and upkeep expenses.Management and Maintenance: Agree on how property maintenance, repairs, and improvements will be handled, including decision-making processes, funding for these activities, and responsibilities for performing or managing the work.Single Decision Point: For example, I've seen situations where one person agreed to replace an appliance while another strongly opposed it.

Was able to get them all leased with regular tenants.

You'll defer all tax.For the 1031 you will use all of your regular professionals in their normal capacity. 

If you paid $300k and sell for $850k…If you owned it less than a year, $550k of regular income at full tax rates state and federal.

Try educating tenant on appliance and regular maintenance that needed, such as replacing furnace filter. and make sure communication is done properly in right format, like text messages and then follow up with call, if in need of Maintenace repair.

How much do you have in regular savings that you can use to buy a property?

I want to accelerate the payoff by either paying $500 extra on each or $1000 extra per month on 1 only and keeping the regular payment for the other.

They teach ME things on a regular basis.

Otherwise, a regular foreign national program can be used, which are typically capped with 5-15% lower LTV.

So it becomes a quick - back of the napkin exercise as you look at properties wherever you find them.