(They both shrink your pool or buyers and combining them really shrinks the pool.)Assuming you don’t plan to do a 1031 exchange you’ll also pay higher taxes if you can’t spread them over two calendar years, but not much. 

Consult a tax professional to understand future implications.1031 Exchange: If you sell this property later, you can defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting through a 1031 exchange.4.

I've been intrigued by the concept of buying small businesses a la Codie Sanchez, but it seemed so foreign to anything I'm familiar with I just focused on RE. 

The house will still need to appraise for the amount of the loan if you offer a higher price in exchange for repair money from the seller.

Plus if any of the materials are damaged, wrong, or of low quality you're going to be the one who has to deal with returns or exchanges. 

Some report bitcoin has two values ( intrinsic) storage and exchange.

It’s an interest free loan but it’s not a gift unless you die in less than 27 years while still owning it or it’s 1031 exchanged property. 

Would have been a good title for a forum thread for people looking to do direct exchanges.

(As most 1031 exchangers are.).

@Julian Martinez The good thing about your position is that if you decided to sell the property you can qualify for the 121 exclusion, and qualify for a 1031 exchange.