Example: $500k home sales price, typical buyer agent commission of 2.5%, meaning buyer agent commission is $12,500.

I don't like seeing a bunch of blue haired nerds running around crying about how evil their landlord's are for forcing them to pay their rent on time, but I don't want being a blue haired nerd to become a criminal offense.

You could also get a line of credit for about $150k (you should be able to borrow 75% of the value.)The reason I suggest this is…1) you save $40-$60k in selling costs. 2) you have a lower blended interest rate (2/3rds at 3.25% and 1/3rd at 7 or 8% instead of the whole $500k at 7 or 8%) saving you another $1k/mo in interest. 3) you only pay interest on that $150k when you actually use it, not from day 1  Unless you hate this property, or want to buy something you can’t afford without selling, that would be my plan.

The key is that in order to completely defer all tax you must purchase at least as much as your net sale. 

I listed 2 properties for sale from my portfolio.

SFR houses will only appraise based on comps.So unless someone was paying cash you can't get more than they appraise for.The camp ground is a different story.

I am currently a junior business marketing major with a concentration in professional sales at Samford University.

Is it mainly a sales pitch or is there good knowledge that you cannot find elsewhere?

You pay 10% penalty plus taxes (lets say state and federal of 25%) - so you are paying $70k in taxes so your $200k is now $130k.

And it can work really well for you as long as you pay attention to the statute requirements.In order to defer all tax you are selling investment real estate and buying investment real estate of at least the same value you sold.