Thanks @Todd DexheimerI think that at the end of the day they will at least be able to salvage the initial investment,  also the returns of the past couple of years were not sustainable and even if its a total loss I am still way ahead.

Go right ahead... burn your money, others have more common sense! 

We know it’s super important to be proactive so it will work perfectly every time, and we are doing so to stay ahead of that.2) Related to printing smudges on postcards - this is an industry wide issue with the USPS’s high speed sorting machines that are used for barcoded mail.

Just to add on to my last comment...Ask the contractor to redo the estimate with more detail and if he/she balks or stalls then find another contractor...that is a bad indicator for the $37K job he/she has ahead of them!

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

From there it's vital that you're getting clicks (need good property title, good pictures) and that clicks turn into bookings (again good professional bookings, good amenities, something other properties don't have), and lastly, 5-star reviews from those first bookings.

Click on the magnifying glass in the upper corner and search solar or solar farm.

But in actuality to buy one of the baller properties in those highly desirable areas that generate the strong airbnb revenues will cost you like triple the mortgage that AirDNA’s data indicates.As an example, click on Destin - AirDNA estimates profits of $56k/yr after you pay that piddly $21k/yr mortgage ($1750/mon) on that low low home purchase price of $357k.

With rates being as high as they are currently, I'm trying to determine if I come out ahead just selling my existing investment property with no 1031 or doing a 1031 followed by a HELOC or home equity instead of locking my capital up in the 1031.

I have already met some very knwoledgeable and experienced investors and operators through BP, and was hoping to grow that list.Thanks ahead of time.