I would be happy to help analyze deals (I recently built an easy to use excel model, which I'm happy to share) in exchange for meeting to discuss your business or to shadow investors as they meet with brokers, manage property (tenant walkthroughs, rent collection, repair supervision, eviction, etc.), negotiations, and closings.

One for 28k that rents for 400 a month with a 70 hoa and another one at 50k that I put 6 k into, sold and did a 1031 exchange to acquire my newest property.210k purchase price with 90k down owner financing on the remainder at 6 percent interest only for 5 years with balloon payments annually.

I am looking for a real estate agent in the Hampton Roads area that can help me with foreclosure and REO lists, in exchange for doing the sale through them.

But it is very possible that they may be interested in a partial exchange to pull some cash out or buy down a certain amount.  

I have been following the BP discussions and saw that many of you are actively looking for a first deal.If any of you guys want to meet for coffee to exchange ideas or just talk about the RE market in Baltimore, drop me a line and we'll make it happen.

Alexis,I am in precisely the same situation as you.

I am offering my time to anyone who may need anything done here in Lancaster or Palmdale Ca in exchange for experience and education.

If you do a 1031 exchange then everyone would have to be on the next property.

A good solution for you might be to use a Monetized Installment Sale instead of a 1031 exchange.

What that means is you basically ethically bribe the tenant to accept a few thousand bucks from you in exchange to get out in 30/60 days instead of riding out the lease.You'll have to do the cost benefit analysis though: are the rents so low that waiting 6 months isn't the better option?