I never imagined this pursuit would bring me down such a path, and I do not know how well I would function if I had to actually use my pistol.

It's probably 300k maximum for the combination of 3 and I have to get them re-appraised.

Just don't combine old and class D unless you have a very good reason. 

But, when you combine all the potential lost income and damages, I will definitely be the losing party since there's a cap on small claims.

Real estate investing can be a combination of cash flow or appreciation.  

Their customer support is terrible and some of their software, but they have about 8x the site traffic in general than Airbnb and VRBO combined, surprisingly.  

As to Grant Cardone, you have to have capital to do a bigger deals... and syndications is one way you can do that (which as I understand it is the deal that Grant pitches)... combine  your money with others to do the big deal... but at the end of the day, you own $20,000 worth of a $10 million deal if you put in $20,000.  

For example, we provide new, functional non broken blinds in every unit.

@Celine Li I am curious if, before posting this, you clicked on the search function in top right, and tried looking up this subject/ answer/ question???? 

As you mentioned, it might be difficult timing the sales of each of properties where you can achieve a combined exchange (multiple properties into 1 property / or a few properties).Just a quick note that may be helpful - I work with a group of investors that can help with a combined exchange into a single property and will buy it back once you've found a replacement propertie(s) as the final destination for your capital.