I place more weight on the desire for cash flow, but as I believe its more of a spectrum than an either/or, I'm trying to identify markets where there is at least a greater likelihood for appreciation as well. 

How do I identify a contractor as a solid guy without knowing anything about it?

Child would like to buy the house, potentially for below market value, retain the original real estate tax basis and then parents would like to use the proceeds from sale to complete a 1031 in order to defer capital gains.I can see a few potential issues:Does the fact that parents converted it to a rental from primary residence cause a problemIs a purchase below FMV possible or are there 1031 ramificationsIf below FMV a bad idea, could some sort of non-interest bearing note be structured between the parties to make up gap between proceeds and FMVCan 1031 exchange property they identify be contributed into an LLC after closing for asset protectionAny advice on the structure outlined above, or other ways to transfer real estate from parent to child (while parents still living) would be greatly appreciated.

I'm working towards buying a house hack in central Florida, but the handful of properties I've identified as possibilities are all already rented out.

There's likely little chance of them putting anything in writing until things are dug up and a solution is identified.

Identify the areas and homes that you are interested in from the beginning.

I got a query from a new company called REX, a startup that says it only charges a 2 percent total commission fee because it cuts out the middle man by using artificial intelligence and other high tech to identify and market to the type of buyers interested in my property.

One last follow up question, I'm assuming if I need a place to park this tax deferral, I can't sell my property and 1031 exchange to part of a syndication, and then when I do identify the actual property I want sell my stake in the syndication and use that to purchase my end goal property?

Going forward, every improvement needs to have a signed form, identifying what compensation if any you will give him for improvements.I implemented this process because I had a tenant replace some light fixtures and wanted to take them with when he moved out.

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