I had no appetite to go to trial and pay my lawyer another 5-10K for the risk of getting an uncollectable judgement or worse, losing.

I have a client on the coast that has identified a vacation rental eligible property, a 3/2 1700SF coastal home with garage and the county requires a sprinkler system for fire suppression as it is considered a ‘commercial’ type usage. 

I loved working for Universal, but the appetite for new attractions has dried up since COVID and without new attractions, there is no need for the designers who design them.

The key is for the seller to see the advantages of tax consequence as part of the deal.I like this approach, and cant wait to use it, because it seems it whets the sellers appetite to a strategy that may seem initially unnecessary, but has untapped benefits in a seller's market.

Just depends on your risk appetite and which outcome has the most potential. 

I could be wrong, thoughEach carrier has a different "appetite" and rules & regulations, so it would likely be in your best interest to seek another opinion (I would suggest an insurance broker)

it depends on your risk appetite and how much you think the market is going to go up in bay area. if you are going out of state you are going for income not for appreciation income is more likely you are going to see in near future but appreciation is imaginary .  

I don't want to get too deep into student rental house if it turns out there's not an appetite for that. 

If you've got the appetite for a couple smaller rentals then do the 1031 and purchase one townhome for 1.3 in cash. 

Not all lenders, especially those in the construction financing arena, have the same appetite.