The real estate industry has changed a lot in the last 5 years and many real estate brokerages are going down the same path as commercial brokerages.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, if you have a competent CPA or bookkeeper they should be able to review your books and within minutes have a strong grasp on who gets a 1099 (spoiler alert, not every contractor gets one, I'll be annoyed if I get one since I'm structured as an S corporation) and the amounts to report.1099 filings are usually a loss leader for us, so if you're working with a professional make sure you take advantage of them filing everything for you.

Now in the last 48 hours I find myself in a total and literal quagmire. 

I posted as a free subscription last year and quickly found a tenant.

From what I’ve read in the Wall Street Journal, average rents in Providence are up about 15% over the last two years, which could work in your favor.

Hello good people,I invested in a tax deed last year (in Fulton County, GA) and it has now crossed the one year redemption period without being redeemed. 

I am not sure if it was just my market or more on their end but at the end it was a pretty big loss for us, so we cut it. 

SPECIAL RULES FOR SECTION 1031 LIKE-KIND EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS, page 135 states:". 01 Taxpayers are provided the relief described in this section if an IRS News Release or other guidance provides relief for acts listed in this revenue procedure (unless the news release or other guidance specifies otherwise)..02(1) The last day of a 45-day identification period set forth in § 1.1031(k)-1(b)(2)(i) of the Income Tax Regulations, the last day of a 180-day exchange period set forth in § 1.1031(k)-1(b)(2)(ii), and the last day of a period set forth in section 4.02(3) through (6) of Rev.

You'd be surprised at what you might get - especially now with rents being down and some of these long term owners having grabbed a ton of equity over the last 10 years or so.   

Quote from @Miguel Del Mazo: It basically says that if the electric bill is twice what the same month's bill from last year was, the overage will be charged as a fine.That's a good barometer actually.