There is dry rotting around most of the house in the lower panels.

Only thing we're waiting for is permit for dry wall work in the basement.

A garden sprayer and a few minutes to dry.

It seems excessive.

The exception is in dry climates with either hot or mixed (hot and cold) temperatures (these climates are found in the non-coastal, non-mountainous part of California; the southern tip of Nevada; the southwest corner of Utah; southern and western Arizona; southern and eastern New Mexico; the southeast corner of Colorado; and western Texas).

Your right it should have nothing to do with the 1031 but it it goes on the hud it is messy and easier for the service to claim you are receiving boot  A simple statement to that effect can go into the contract and the title company may even be willing to handle that part for you.Re: the excess funds- depending on valuations and any work needed on your replacement properties there may be a way to enfold that into improvements to tour replacements and still keep tax deferred status of that money

You would then need to take them to court to remove them which could take in excess of 2 months.  

I know here ....I can not get an electrician or plumber or dry wall company to give me quotes on a rehab...I will end up paying double or triple to anyone who will just show up !

What is mentioned in consumer law is "over pricing" "high mark up" "overvalued" "gouging" "excessive price" understand the concept of the "fair pricing" not a percentage as a trip wire that blows up your position. 

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