Also, since they are transaction-based, they get their commission and can disappear. 

Check in with @Joseph Chiofalo he's working on several high balance cash out transactions for clients and they can close very quickly.

Can I write off BOTH the moving truck that I will hire AND my entire cross-country road trip (hotels, meals, supplies, etc.) to get my car there?

Having a license doesn't bestow magically knowledge on yourself.Most brokerages require that you complete a certain number of transactions under the guidance of other agents for a reason. 

The money that is being held that you say is "refundable" won't be because you can't defer the capital gain on the 15% of gross that is being withheld because those funds are unavailable to be included in the next transaction within the timeframe required by the 1031 exchange. 121 home sale exclusion is not applicable to foreign owned investment property. 

(If you drove west from Denver along 32nd, you'd never know when you cross into Wheat Ridge.

Hi Fred, There are lenders that offer flexible financing solutions for investment property transactions for if / when you decide to pull equity out of the property. 

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