It wasnt an easy decision, but he’s now breathing easier with stronger cash reserves.Another thought: refinancing.

Seeing your intro is a breath of fresh air.. what's your next step in building a strong investment network?

Once you have completed the consolidation portion of your 1031 exchange you now own a more expensive (and probably really nice) property that it must be your intent to hold for investment use. 

This would allow you to sell a property you had purchased with the intent of holding for productive investment use. 

Is it normal to pay anything upfront besides a down payment on Private Money Lender financing deal
Does this look legitimate to you guys https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXAqllCuZVMjkv6HjqLmv-gw3bmwPqr2/view?usp=driv...

Owner stated that tenant doesn't have intentions of moving out however, I wouldn't have intentions of keeping her considering the amount of repairs needed, the way she keeps the property and the fact that she's always late with the rent.

Not every STR has to be a 4 Seasons and even those I've waited on service before and it's not like someone was breathing down their neck waiting to revoke their hotel license when it happened. 

Intent (which can be read as timing) really matters.

Several of my questions were intentionally avoided and unanswered.- Documents were promised week after week, but never delivered.- The investment portal is not properly managed, kept up to date or actively used to track financial progress of LP investments.

Living in one unit and renting out the others could offset a significant portion of your mortgage, giving you extra breathing room as the sole income earner.