The IRS may scrutinize such transactions, especially if the "swap and drop" occurs too close in time.If the partnership has to be dissolved immediately it will be tough to sell the one property and defer taxes individually. 

There are some potential material benefits to GSE independence.

My wife works for Ferguson, and I know many contractors, so I can get a lot of materials at cost.

My girlfriend and I are looking to get into Multifamily real estate investing and have also looked into the possibility of house hacking, although a good affordable property seems to be tough but not impossible in this area.

The first images of his website did not focus on real estate investments, but materialism. 

I also require additional security deposit and sometimes a guarantor if they were approved in this manner.I also agree that this situation sounds like a pattern not a one-time mistake or short term tough situation that caused this.  

This is a tough one for new builders.

It is difficult (though not impossible) to make condos pencil out for a positive ROI is tough (but not impossible). 

this is similar to the way I've been approaching it so far. i have a google sheets list of multiple contractors in my area. when i did my own walk through i would be very cautious with big ticket items. but my problem is i may be too over cautious and over estimate the rehab amount so i dont buy a deal and end up losing on it. then with my overestimated rehab costs, i submit an offer thats too low and it gets rejected. im in a tough spot but the more i do, the more i will learn

This is a tough convo usually for most couples.