Now, property values have dropped—almost to the point where the capital gain tax I avoided through the exchange is offset by the decreased value.Has anyone found an effective 1031 exchange strategy that allows you to take advantage of the tax benefits while still buying the replacement property at a good price?"

There are income tax impacts, and she might benefit from increasing the average stay to more than seven days.

Just depends what the net benefit is to you.

I’m a buy a hold investor and tried to explain the benefits of that strategy.They signed up for the coaching program.

Too much risk.I like the idea of doing a land contract instead of a traditional sale but have never done one.What benefits would the land contract give us over just doing a regular sale?

There are many benefits to maintaining a mortgage.

The benefit is very clear and tangible.

Even with that being said, your holding cost is still positive on the second one. 27k of appreciation at 3% annualized. would cost you 4800 to get that not including loan paydown or the tax benefits of holding it at a loss each month. 

@Greg Friedman already a lot of great feedback on the thread.There are some tax benefits to self-managing depending on your level of participation and REPs 

At least your work is going towards benefitting yourself rather than largely benefiting an employer.