Subject To - Settle on Price, up front cash and terms - points/percentage 3.

If I was an educated investor looking for the best hot spot, I'd put it on Syracuse.

The seller must think he is sitting on a really hot property, or the buyer is asking for too long of a DD period.

Some of these strategies (though not all, and possibly not the most profitable) are the subject of constant discussion on BP. 

After only reading your subject line, I was curious why you were targeting Canadians.

I know some might disagree.The challenge is if someone applies and meets all your criteria and you reject them, I would hate for you to end up in some legal hot water.

However, I saw enough that I believe that the information available is so imperfect and subject to interpretation that large losses would be an inevitable part of the program, as well as large gains.  

- If so, 1031 into something bigger and easier to manage and then when you pass, the inheritor receives your property(s) at a stepped up basis - subject to Inheritance Tax limits.Otherwise, sell one every 1-5 years when you need the cash, so you can plan expenses to offset capital gains.

Hot tub heaven.   

For example in a hot area of Houston I have a 30 unit. 20 of them are in a courtyard and 10 face the street.