They don't want the company to be potentially liable if an owner doesn't follow through with the inspections and repairs.After the GFC, we needed the capital investment or they would have had to tear down more houses than the thousands that they already have.

I have a two questions with regards to a 1031 exchangeThe first one is if I were to sell a property for 500,000 its paid off can I buy 3 new properties that cost 200 thousand each or does it need to be one property greater than 500,000?   

Then there were some issues with the inspection report that ruined 3 contracts prior to me getting involved.

It requires no money upfront, so you will join thousands of others trying to do the same in your market.

@Jacob HavlovickBigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Some owners are willing to miss out on thousands of dollars just for a chance at a couple extra hundred dollars.

You can't resolve the issue unless you pay off the loan, the bank sends the property into foreclosure and your original seller sues you for breach of contract and ruining his credit. 

Often times, there's houses or land worth $500k listed with an opening bid of $30k which is a fantastic deal; however, if you were to win the auction, there may be multiple liens and $100s of thousands of hidden fees that you have to pay at once (based on what I read online).

Some of those facebook groups have thousands of members.

The cost to remove just one illegal will be in the thousands and way the government operates probably 100's of thousands of dollars.