Renee, I'm a conservative investor, and so do not feel they are a match for me personally (for numerous reasons) so am not invested myself.

@Jim Witten, do not sign any form of a listing agreement with this real estate agent. 

Actually for me it is an upside to have indivdual systems so you can monitor tenant behaviors. 

Do I schedule time with the tenants for me to drop-in and re-fill the salt?

Is it possible for us to form an LLC and 1031 these into one 1.5 million dollar property in Oregon so long as we abide by the timing guidelines concerning the exchange. 

For me the best-case scenario would be to pay him some cash to assign the deal, and then you take it over 100%.If you have no cash, then it becomes a question of who has the greatest position of strength. 

Tax writeoffs are a big motivator for sure but not my sole reason for being in real estate.It sounds like investing in a condo in a place like Branson may be one of the only viable options for me, basically I'm looking to diversify to have more than just LTR's at this moment.

Stripped to the studs, new electrical, new plumbing, restored original wood floors, and brought a 1946 gem back to its original form!

For me the cost of the 3-day workshop was worth it.

Due to personal faith based reason, I prefer to only invest in all cash deals that don't involve traditional financing (so typical passive RE options like syndications, RE funds with fixed returns, REITs etc are not a viable option for me).