I have no idea what the arrangement was, I just knew she was leaving an abusive relationship and needed a place to stay. 

1031 proceeds have to be arranged to be received by an accomodater and not by you personally, so the first property won't work.The other 2 properties sound like they have already changed title as well & been sold so those won't qualify for 1031 either.

What a strange option and arrangement you came up with on this deal .

Very early stages, I'm doing some research in that area.

We are at the beginning stages of starting our business - getting business cards, etc.  

Think splashes of color, nifty brigh mailbox maybe...flowering perennial window boxes, if you were staging for sale maybe a small picnic table/chairs

Hi Biggerpockets community, my name is Alonzo. I have recently taken a huge interest in real estate investing. First off let me give you some backround information about me. This summer I have given a lot of thought o...

Do we think this could the beginning stages of a correction or crash? 

You are going to pay $250 26 times per year under this arrangement.

Can't wait and hear the podcast you participated in.As a newbie I have some concern about entering the market at this stage, but reading posts such as this give me fuel to keep going.Benny