You do have to purchase at least as much real estate as your net sale if you want to defer all tax.TICS are generally cash deals. 

In the process of analyzing deals, I reached out a property manager for his fees.

You didn’t mention the property or deal specifics, but for many deals in the recent years, there have been amazing and unusual gains due to multiple unnatural circumstances.

You can save a lot on costs if you do many repairs yourself.Look into hard money lenders or private lenders for the initial purchase and rehab.Connect with wholesalers, agents specializing in investment properties, and other BRRRR investors to find deals and learn more.

Dealing with warranty service is a pain in any situation but when you also have to deal with a tenant on top its even worse.

Theres not really a good reason to go out and find buyers if you dont have a deal.

But maybe the days of nabbing a killer STR investment are coming to a close.If the property taxes are not changed, then you still have to deal with a shrinking pool of areas that allow STRs.

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

How would we go about pulling our cash out of the deal if we went with option two?

Its a small investment to try both as one deal pays for them for a good amount of time