New York also holds the distinction of having eight of the top ten cities that hold the honor of best performing metros.

@Ned Carey this is very helpful in explaining to me the distinction

come on, give the guy some slack. there is a distinction between a lie and a scam. he is not trying to cheat money out of somebody. he just wanted to make it more directed to him for whatever purpose it worked until he told truth. he could have said nothing and moved on. up till then this is the best thread I read on bp about 1031 which I have deep doubts. he should get some credit for that. don't make it a bigger deal than what it is!

Even in that case, I don't think the distinction between individual and AU tradelines is going to matter much.  

There are two distinct Section 8 programs.

Those numbers are distinctly different.

@David Ellis, There isn't a lot of guidance regarding the distinction between boot from gain and boot from depreciation.  

That said, I think the OP was simply stating that being able to strike a good deal with people who follow very distinct cultural traditions in all aspects of their lives -- including business -- requires knowing enough about that culture.

I'm closing on my first rental property this week and will open a new account to keep real estate accounting distinct from my personal accounts.

There is a critical point of distinction to be made about investing and personal living -- you want to live where it is best to live and invest where it is best to invest.