Does this mean that the nominal housing price increase we are seeing in recent years is merely a reflection of inflation?

Watch out for fine print that requires an additional fee at closing or takes a portion of commission from the buyer agent - this is a big red flag.Make sure you are able to make changes to the listing after it has been posted for a nominal fee.

If the numbers fit within your strategy, the fees are only nominal.

Regarding using 1031 here is the timing requirement:  Measured from when the relinquished property closes, the Exchangor has 45 days to nominate (identify) potential replacement properties and 180 days to acquire the replacement property.

However, I feel we only need a nominal consideration deed to buy out the remaining half of the property? 

If I were to consider something like this, I would want your model to be a nominal monthly retainer, with a hefty fee if we actually have to send you out there.

We provided them a reduced rate which equated to a nominal debt of $500.

The tradeoff with the thicker walls is that the inner diameter of the pipe is smaller than schedule 40 of the same nominal size so, in theory, it can handle a little less flow. 

You can pay for their skip tracing service which is about $0.12 a lead with no min order. 

You may be surprised at how many property owners who are in a bad spot will walk away for a nominal sum.