Also some of these condos have an owner occupancy for 1 year rule, meaning you can't rent it out - period - for at least one year.

The contribution of your exchange property into an entity at his point in time will not jeopardize your 1031 Exchange transaction since you have such a long holding period (seasoning). 

I have used Batch Dialer, it's user friendly and efficient.

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track.

The article has some great graphs that are informative as they illustrate the housing price trends of 7 major metropolitan areas in the US, including the San Francisco Bay Area over a 20+ year period.

Would it be more efficient to hire a professional agent instead?

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track.

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track.

All my learning from youtube university and reading books are good, but not as efficient as if I just go ahead and do some deals.

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track.