Using the 1031 you consolidated your cash equity while still deferring all tax. 

A loan I'd used to consolidate the debt piled up in my former marriage, and a car loan.

For section 8 programs I see that there would be a consolidation of households which would decrease both rental demand and house prices as well.

Dumpster costs have become significant in the past year for us as most of the waste disposal companies in our area have consolidated leaving less competition.

Accounting is consolidated, management functions and maintenance of the LLC, minutes, authorizations, etc are under one umbrella as opposed to having to address seperate maintenance issues of the enties.

About 8-10 years ago these were fairly popular in the investment community to consolidate a bunch of individual loans under a single "blanket".

This has worked great since I'm an experienced, licensed general contractor and have been doing most of the work myself.We're looking at expanding into multifamily properties to consolidate the management/work under in one location and increase cash flow. 

I am able to refinance (or consolidate) with another loan every 1-2 years, which significantly lowers the payments and extends the term.

Having said that, Ford is getting ready to consolidate a lot of their global staff there, citizen satisfaction rates are well above state and national benchmarks (this is what I do professionally), and city leadership is smart, business savvy, and well aware of how to avoid the issues facing Detroit.

BP consolidated a lot of the old forums and groups.