Contractors can deliver three things: Time, quality, and price.

The ability to follow through and deliver what they say they can is in many cases far more important than the rate. 

So, what I did was to have a ham delivered to each of our tenets with a little note to let them know we care and hope they can have an enjoyable meal.

If you want to go the house hacking route in LA only get MF delivered vacant.

We have an order in for a new washing machine unit, and it had arrived here in Houston, but was dinged up, so they returned it instead of delivering, and due to supply issues, it will be late May before they can guarantee another one.

I have delivered a 30 day termination of tenancy, no possibility of eviction in Ohio right now,  so we are using is as leverage to negotiate rent payments until the eviction process is allowed again. 

I've hired professionals in the past, that promised more than they delivered. 

But here's the real issue you'll face:  Given that the 1031 would have to start when you deliver title to him you also have to consider that in doing the 1031 you must use all of the proceeds to purchase your replacement property and you must purchase at least as much as you sell. 

Or make delivering the property empty part of the deal. 

Equity is a very good thing...as a verb...not as a noun.