:)  I also hear of a lot of challenges getting mortgages as a Canadian Citizen, Setting up your corporations right, the exchange rate keeps you on your toes, and the unknown of what a downturn in the market looks like are enough to make us research a little harder before we just jump down there. 

They scammers exchanged emails a few times, confirming dates and asking regular questions, promising they can close early. 

They had a cabin property that they rolled over via 1031 exchange into this condo back in 2007.

Plus I love where I live and I don't want to deal with a 1031 exchange or anything like that.

I'll happily take a higher rate on that small loan in exchange for less points and more money in my pocket.

I am planning to sell my rental house and 1031 exchange for several new properties.

These are typically built with some type of government subsidy or incentive such as tax credits for the developer in exchange for the leasing restrictions.

Here goes:I sold my rental property earlier in the year and performed a 1031 exchange.

I'd like to give them a lot of the equity so that they're incentivized to keep the property up in exchange for financial help with the downpayment and for a lower management fee.

The landlord-tenant relationship is simply not all about bloodless logic and the simple exchange of money for a service or product.