What would be the simplest, easiest, and most cost efficient way for me to get the property?   

I find it simplest to start the life span count down when installed and estimate its monthly replacements cost across all months of the life of the item.Again I am not trying to be discouraging as I think it is great you have started your REI pursuits. 

I'd say the simplest is get an agent.You also need to do your due diligence before you get your attorney involved....Good luck

Under the same guise, simply adding the incentive to his 10% normal fee, might be the simplest.

It was the simplest of contracts.

In short, a 1031 exchange refers to a portion of the tax code that allows a seller to re-deploy their sale proceeds, tax free, in a like-kind exchange.By way of the most simplest of examples, let's assume I'm selling a property and expect gross proceeds of $1mm, with a total tax liability of $350k.

If you simple state that you are wanting to buy multi-family properties and looking for others to become partners, that in itself should be fine as long as they meet what I mentioned above. 

If you don't have the funds on hand for that the simplest method is to partner with someone who has those funds.  

The latter is the simplest; least amount of tenants, most straight forward. 

They are always ready to go the extra mile for me, and my properties have not been the simplest to manage lately.