This way the buyer can come to closing with all of the necessary funds to allow for a normal 1031.  

Is it normal to see standing water under the side of the yard under the mulch?

We have to buy the stock similar to EXP but we are paid about 20% per year on our money invested.So I am making about 20-30k per year just doing my normal business. 

It’s normal for us to fear things, so we listen to those people occasionally and almost believe them at times.

Costs to do anything are high in Hawaii so I know what you see here is not normal everywhere. 

yes seller can withhold signing. happens more often than you might imagine. normally there is a time limit on financing contingency..

Is this normal in lending?

I had a couple of bigger capital expenses - had to replace the refrigerator and an entire queen mattress/box spring set in one of the rooms, and I added a few things - fencing and some landscaping - but everything else was pretty normal stuff. 

If you had a property that was treated as a rental and it was placed into service, you should list it on the tax return.Rental properties within the first couple years, as you stabilize the property, normally generate a tax loss on the return.Whether you can utilize the loss on your return, as it may be considered passive, is another discussion.

An LLC is used for business related assets.A house-hack is a partially personal / partially business related assetAn LLC is normally best when personal and business are not 'comingled'best to talk to an attorney to see if you will get the asset protection you are looking for.