The contract must contain:the contractor’s name, address and telephone numberthe approximate start and completion date, including any contingencies that would change the completion datea description of the work to be performed and the materials to be provided to the consumer, including make; model number or any other identifying information; and the agreed-upon price for the work and materialsa notice advising you that you have three business days to cancel the contract, unless during an emergency you waive the right in writinga notice that all payments received by the contractor prior to completion of the contract work must be deposited in an escrow account

Choosing the wrong 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary to administer your 1031 Exchange could be a very expensive mistake due to the Qualified Intermediary's critical fiduciary responsibilities and obligations through out your 1031 Exchange transaction.You may focus all too often on issues such as size of the Qualified Intermediary, 1031 Exchange fees, interest rates paid, turn around times, branch office locations, and the like, when interviewing potential 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediaries.

Quote from @Jason Seay: I address this in my book and I have an addendum in my forms package.

This was my first property, and while it's been a great learning experience, I made several mistakes along the way—ranging from choosing a realtor who was more focused on closing the deal than finding the right house to having a poor inspection and overlooking issues hidden beneath the surface (literally).

I expect you'll get great feedback on this post. i'll address one metric that we use to use but we have thrown it out. 

I cancelled their contract and when I asked them the security deposit be mailed to me in NJ, they sent the security cheque to some address in Philly.

"TaxMaster 2023"   :) We have supply chain issues in our country, not he least of which is a shortage of truck drivers.Flipping through tiktok (hold your laughter until the end, please), guess what I saw on tiktok "live," with THOUSANDS of viewers? 

I am seeing a different insurance issue.  

Most are fine with that, but a few will have problems with it and claim there are legal issues, etc..

The issue we had is that over time, our sheets get mixed up with other customers' (cheaper) sheets, and we ultimately end up with an inventory of sheets that are not ours.