Thanks.Denise  Hi Denise,The first question that i would ask myself is how long do you need the money for and what you intend to do with the liquidity.

Why do people who say the only people doing well today are the people who bought long ago (10+ years)?  

As a long-time GC, I wouldn't care how you paid me.

We do long-term rentals and practice BRRRR on every deal. 

Gaining a risk-free property, with a long-term resident there to pay down your fees, etc, with a property management company in place to hold your hand along the way and making sure your property is kept up with. 

And it can work really well for you as long as you pay attention to the statute requirements.In order to defer all tax you are selling investment real estate and buying investment real estate of at least the same value you sold. 

I’d love your input on whether this deal could appeal to investors and how best to structure it.Property Details:Worth: ~$300,000HOA: $273/month, Taxes/Insurance: ~$170/monthCurrent Rent: $1,880/month (long-term); next tenant advertised at $1,950/month.Mid-term rental potential: ~$2,400/month (I haven’t tried this, but it’s my estimate).My Financing Idea:Large down payment: ~$125,000 (This is my priority to reinvest elsewhere).Seller-financed balance: ~$175,000 at 4.25% for 30 years.Buyers take over taxes, insurance, and HOA.Questions:1.

Which means I'm evaluating the possible exit strategies for a long-term hold. 

Equity from sale can go to the new property AND a DST/TIC tax free as long as I have at least a mortgage/debt of 225k on that new property?

Q2 is most important: If the mortgaage is upside down, it would have to be an approved short sale and that could take a very long time to rectify.