Although the lease was signed by both parties, I haven't deposited the check he gave me.

I wrote an article on just stocks/bonds versus real property in general-https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/02/0...Then more specifically about the 'less involved' part... I

All parties have agreed that discovery is not necessary.

Sec. 301.7508A-1(d)(1), the term “Affected Taxpayers” generally includes parties that may have difficulty meeting the 45-day identification or 180-day exchange deadlines for any of the following reasons: The relinquished property or the replacement property is located in Presidentially declared disaster area;A party to your transaction has their principal place of business located in a Presidentially declared disaster area.

We are starting a business where we are bringing in a business partner who has no cash to invest.  We need him though to co-sign a loan to get the business off the ground.  He wants to eventually be 50/50 with us by p...

We stayed on budget and all parties received a decent return.

Hello Kurt - a little late to the party but is it the main home or the rental home that is in the middle of the remodel?  

But you'd never see me just go out to a bar and try to talk to people I don't know, or schmooz and mingle well at a party where I don't know folks. 

I left it out of the original text for simplicity sake, but after closing my brother and I are each 'buying' 1/3 of the cash to close, that way all 3 parties are equal 1/3 owner of the rental.

The running out of cash part is from clients of mine who have been stuck because of financing.