I really think he just wants to put a young investor like myself on a good track for success (like he tried to do with his son.)

Heck, I don't even know how successful my mail campaign could be .

I think most successful members here started with RE early on. 

The best way to position yourself for a successful 1031 exchange is to be as proactive as you can when finding your replacement property.

You can then GC the project yourself and let them help be eyes and ears and offer you the speed to get the projects done on time.As for financing, I had great success using a commercial loan product with a small community bank.

I want to present Investor A with a hefty down payment to cover improvements of his other assets, while also offering owner finance terms so that in the 3-5 year period he can “sell” the properties to me which I have been paying off throughout the time, so that investor A can successfully 1031 into another investment at that time. 

Has anyone had any success negotiating a lowered payoff for a medicare lien on a property headed for foreclosure auction? 

What steps, resources, or preparations would be essential to make this a successful venture?

I ask because I've interviewed a number of general contractors over the years for my various real estate projects and am shocked at how the vast majority showed up to the job site to give an estimate in a vehicle that did not display their contractor license number or business name.Aside from this one issue, they'd often have great portfolios, long list of successful permits I could verify they pulled, great references, no complaints on their license, and had been licensed for over a decade.

I'm hoping they get a good director in place who wants to serve their customers (tenants who need safe houszing) and their vendors supplying that need (landlords) and operate an efficient and successful program serving our community.