And people think Ai is going to replace accountants.one can argue that apartments.com is just a processing the payment and not actually holding the funds to transfer out.If apartments.com all of a sudden reverses the payment for insufficient funds?

We have seen maintenance costs skyrocket over the past 2-3 years and every case is different but here are some general guidelines for reputable (non-crackhead) investor level pricing in our area of operations:Furnace and A/C replacement with lineset for standard 3 bed 1 bath bungalow.

It took me 11 years, 25 properties, and 76 doors just to replace my income.

Of course when doing the 1031 exchange your basis will carry forward into your replacement property.Where you have a potential issue is establishing your intent to hold those properties but immediately selling one or more them as soon as you have them ready. 

If they've collapsed, they will need to be dug up and replaced.

However, I wouldn't necessarily recommend full replacements of any or all of them. 

You might try corporate housing by owner, or try getting in contact with some insurance companies for replacement housing, or traveling work-crews, etc. 

.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.

., identifying a replacement property within 45 days and closing within 180 days).

This doesn't replace the need for a MSA that will capture additional clauses needed on a Contractor-SubContractor relationship, this is just a project specific form you would use in addition to the MSA (prepared by your Attorney):This template is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.