A sigh of relief, ha!

Just not renewing the lease.The tenant took legal advise and a lawyer non profit organisation contacted me referring to the Tenant Relief Act of 2020 and the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, and the ending of a periodic lease is not considered “just cause” for eviction under these laws...

Can a landlord apply for relief on the behalf of a tenant in New York State?

Should landlords not agree to accept the rental relief dollars, the deal instructs courts to reduce damages owed the landlord, assuming the tenant met the eligibility requirements."

Happy to see the Stimulus Bill currently in Congress will have Renters relief.

Other landlords have had some success getting tenants connected to those relief programs.

It's like you said - You have to be focused and not dally.In your case it's a trade off - spending a couple of years for a partial tax benefit vs working a little harder but getting full relief now with the 1031. 

As I'm surrounding myself more and more with learning resources, it's a great relief to hear that starting out is as simple (at a high level) as finding a great broker and manager and proceeding from there.

That’s a relief.

Figured she would be all over that rent relief program as it's free money for her and I still get full rent.. win win.