im going to play the hardass Asian but if that's how you view everything, you will never do well...in anything. 

The good news is that the only tax you'll incur will be on the cash left.But no reason not to play the string out on that second property. 

Not sure if there's guys like that in Atlanta, but might be worth looking into.We're going that same route, but are planning to play the broker role ourselves.

Even with a PM you need to play the Asset Manager role

@Mike SavageWhy not pull the equity out and buy more properties, seems like you can play the multifamily game now and scale quickly 

Upon finding out about the problem and their awarness, I requested and received a credit.Others play the numbers game and make many offers on many REO in hopes to get one accepted.

If you don't like the rules, don't play. The

But I am hesitant to play the "I own the home" card because I feel that would be an unfair thing to hang over someone's head (also my father would do that a lot and it would make me upset). 

Many times our clients will do this and then play the waiting game - if they're old property closes before they have to take title to the new property then it's just a regular 1031. 

It's offered in bulk at a certain price because economies of scale come into play.  The