This will naturally involve expenses, but it could provide peace of mind and facilitate a swift restoration of your unit's functionality.

@Maureen Monfore- 1) elimiate the " way out of  budget options  or the areas that are too far  away for comfort  2) reserach the STR regulations and  restictions for the locations that  remain  3) reserach the  property availability  in these  areas  4)  locate some  real estate professionals and 1031 facilitators  for the remaining areas  for  some   additonal feedback / reserach / assistance   5)  if you will have   ample sales  proceeds   to buy the new STR  outright - great ..if not  and if you will need a loan - begin the formal pre approval process now  6) 

Properties that change hands a dozen times in a few years being traded by unscrupulous individuals and facilitated by corrupt title companies causing numerous title issues. 

Quote from @Chris Seveney: @Buster BrownIt doesn’t matter what the agreements say - the windmill is gone.Question is this person has no money if they are redemption so you can try and get a Lower price but if it’s that good of a deal I wouldn’t rock the boats My sentiments also, they say no good deed goes…, we are moving some of their belongings to help facilitate the sale.

Facilitating a deal between difficult lenders and difficult borrowers in the face of time pressures (and now a very difficult lending environment with many marginal deals) is no day at the beach.

Legislators have learned that NIMBYs are some of the biggest culprits of smashing affordable housing projects and legislation built to facilitate density and adorable housing projects (See SB 50 that can't seem to pass).

Here's a breakdown of your fees and some general insights:Monthly Rent/Income Percentage: fees range from 5% to 11%  The exact percentage can vary depending on the factors mentioned earlier.Repairs Facilitation: Some property management companies charge a percentage (10%) on repairs they facilitate.

In this context, "like-kind" means similar in nature, not necessarily identical in type.Using a Qualified Intermediary:To facilitate the 1031 exchange, the investor cannot directly touch the sale proceeds.

For those who might be unfamiliar, this approach lets investors leverage their stock, bond, and other securities portfolios as collateral to secure a loan, all without liquidating any assets.I've worked  with a handful of clients utilizing this method to facilitate their offshore property acquisitions.

While it may not be required, but you're at the beginning stages of your investing career, I'd suggest you still hire one to help you draft the contract and facilitate the process.