I'm simply offering an alternative viewpoint based on the current market conditions and the heightened competition.It's easy to tell people to put sticky notes on someone's door, but what is the true cost and benefit? 

1031s cause you to overpay for your properties" or "I love 1031 buyers, they pay they most for properties"Both are emphatically FALSE.It is true that some 1031 buyers overpay for their properties because they are unorganized and undisciplined - BUT 1031s aren't structured in a way that "Makes an Investor Overpay"Here is our advice to clients so you don't "overpay"Before the 45 day identification clock even starts you can do the following:1.

@Louisa Davis, I would say I am one of the few on these forums that has made a true career out of real estate.  

That's not true unless you work with an advisor at an insurance company and they have sales goals. 

It's more capital efficient for us and it allows the investor to force (and keep) some equity.We're also starting to offer a true turnkey product where that's all done on our end.

this is true for first time home buyers.. move up buyers have cash to offset affordability.

I have befriended a real estate agent (who has become a true friend) and her son (who has aspirations to get started in real estate as well) and he has a house that will be vacant and is looking to rent it out.

Yes, you will have mortgages on these properties but any true investor is not as concerned about carrying a mortgage as they are about the returns the property will bring.  

Is it true for both GP or LP?

In my experiences in life I've learned that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is.