thanks for that info. it is residential and yes i am much more interested in being a lender. in fact with our previous situation i was the mortgage note holder on his current rental. he refinanced me out of that. i did some other investments but am interested in helping him buy another rental. please explain further the 3 month seasoning of funds in his account. thanks again

Goal is Cash Flow over Appreciation (if not I can easily explain why it should)3.  

Sometimes it's used by rental agents who are trying to lure potential clients in with a bait and switch.When they field the calls from potential renters, they explain that the place has been rented but they have a few similar listings available.

I didn't get too far into the weeds of how a property can cash flow (I'll save that explanation for one of the many books sold on BP or the many podcasts explaining this on BP), but as you may already know, before purchasing a property one of the many decisions an investor has to make is "How can I make this property cash flow"?

All truly professional agents will need to work extra hard to explain to sellers why it is in their best interest to offer compensation to buyer's agents.

.- $968 difference paid out over 12 months would be $80.60 per month MORE.The mortgage company is claiming that I owe $3,000 MORE in escrow and is charging me an additional $250 per month.I checked with them and I've NEVER missed a payment and have been up to date this whole time.They say its not a mistake but couldn't explain why I owed $3000 more instead of $968 more for the year.Am I missing something? 

I'm sure that would require permitting, and you'd need to talk to the city and explain what you're trying to do to get a better sense. 

I don't think I explained the property.

Feel free to reach out to me and I can explain everything to you.

And both have their place as you explained very well.1031 exchanges are simply the tool that let's you sell either a DST or brick and mortar and purchase new DSTs or Bricks and mortar.