The one thing that I've found is that most markets are unique in the expectations the students have.

Typically you have to show dire difficulty or unique circumstances which warrant the change.

The numbers showed them the unique opportunity available and the low risk they had (when word spread about the potential sale, my grandparents received 7 cash offers).

My best piece of advice to you; find a way to establish a unique form of marketing to your seller versus trying to compete with other wholesalers in this area.

So each exchange will have it's own unique calendar and reinvestment requirements.  

I’m looking for creative financing options for a unique property.

Here is the quick pros and cons on both.Gloucester: Pros -  Good tenant pool, strong schools, most houses have public utilities, consider the more desirable area of Sicklerville by the local populationCons - higher taxes, pulling permits takes the full ~21 days, higher home prices, overall thinner marginsWinslow:Pros - Lower cost houses, rental friendly township, strong demand for rentals, slowly up & coming in certain neighborhoods, lower taxes, overall fatter marginsCons - Lots of C and D neighborhoods and lackluster tenant pools, poor schools, the more east you get the more well/oil/septic you find, considered less desirable area of Sicklerville by the local populationBy the numbers both GC and WT have similar rent rolls only off by $100 to $200 depending on the house type, therefore Winslow you will net more but have a slightly riskier houseAgain this is just a general view, you'll want to look at each sub-division as there are massive swings within each twp (Ex: Brittany Woods compared to Cobblestone in GC)

I also think that value add is a margin of safety play that is unique to real estate that works in any market condition.

I'm still working to understand how I can best leverage my unique situation to find success in REI, but I know that once I do have that clarity, I'm going to be hyper-focused in putting that plan into action!

I am thinking about starting a handyman division of my company to handle smaller projects.