And if you did then that would have shown that you had changed primary residences.All in All, you're gonna find that you'll sleep better at night if you forgo the route of the primary residence exemption and do a 1031. 

YesAs for "going backwards" and "this is actually racist" since so much was discussed in this thread, it's not possible for me to discern to which specific comment you are referring with these statements. 

Normally this would make me walk away but I'm still considering following through after listening to people on the podcasts talking about forgoing current cashflow for future appreciation. 

If buyers are waiving inspections in your market, you could forgo the disclosures.

@Alex Song Maybe we'll check it out, sounds like there are some good opportunities. 

I appreciate the reccommendation Chris, that's definitely what I'm looking for. Going

Three of the 6 tenants have been there for a long time and the previous owners chose to forgo raising rental fees on a regular basis.

If you do decide to forgo hiring your father in law as your GC, what is your plan for finding, evaluating and managing an "investor friendly" GC from afar?

Forgoing the $5 latte everyday to become the next "millionaire next door" is not really going to make you rich and is more likely to make your life suck so I don't think it's reasonable to deprive yourself of all pleasure. 

On the flip side, we have a penalty for going over or having to come back to correct issues multiple times to get it inspected and passed.