It feels less scary to have someone on the journey with you.However, a partnership can create more problems than it solves. 

Thats the key, with out knowing all of this then its just a shot in the dark or having bits and pieces of info and trying to solve the financial freedom equation with out the full "picture."

You can’t use 1031 exchange funds to pay off existing debt so a 1031 doesn’t really solve your problem.

I'm in Seattle and have no clue what they allow down there.

I would also agree that Brazil has the foundational pillars if they can solve their corruption and trust issues.As for Russia, most of the smart kids left and the rest of the men are at risk of not making it out alive.

There are a decent number of VTB's in Winnipeg but it is typically for very cheap properties and/or properties that won't sell. 99% of agents have no clue what they are or how to negotiate the terms of a VTB.Most sellers need the cash for either there next home or retirement so your best chance of finding seller financing options are for buying properties already owned by investors

One way to solve their burden was to write off the properties and leave them in the owner's name.

We really have no clue who is showing up for that appointment.

@Dave Foster thanks for getting on the phone with me and explaining some details that i had no clue about. 

Or you have to look for commercial or DSCR mortgages.This may mean that people on one side of the wall at your local bank (in the residential lending) might have no clue that they have a product on the other side of the wall (in the commercial lending side).