I’d choose it over almost anything other REI subscription (except PropStream and my CRM/Automation software).In addition to finding a deal and financing another in the first 60 days of starting it, we value our own local group because - We get to hang out with like minded people from all walks of life- They have great ideas that blow my mind- We all contribute in our own way- I have new and meaningful friendships- We swap helpful vendor recommendations- We can share / hear wins with / from people who we can be excited with (and without sounding like greedy jerks)- They help me stay encouraged to keep on growing and growing!

First, what is a 1031 exchangeA 1031 is a swap of one investment property for another that allows capital gains taxes to be deferred.

Tell him if he wants to swap it out you'd be happy to reimburse him for the part or you can send your handyman over to swap it out.

My main question is can I personally guarantee the mortgage so that I don't have to swap ownership in and out of the LLC?

@Brandon Beaudoin on the syndication exit, you could work with the syndicator to perform a drop and swap to place investors into a TIC structure, thus allowing you to 1031 on exit. 

Think about 1031 exchange as a swap, one property for another property. 

This was part of a property swap that removed the (four Vancouver) investors from their investment in a Kansas City Mo. residential investment.

They close and realize the tenants are nightmares (don’t take care of the place, smoke, don’t pay rent, fight with each other, etc) and think you can just swap them out for a better model.

There are numerous different products to choose from. personally i use quickbooks, so i can only speak to that one. i chose QB in the beginning because most accountants use it or are familiar, and it can scale easily from a small business to large business (and therefore prevent swapping systems as i grew). 

The batteries last about a year before I swap them out at about 60%.The Lynx website doesn't have any real info on the technology, protocols or even costs.Frankly there isn't anything it can do that I can't do with SmartThings widgets.