This is a more expensive thing due to the fact that the QI must hold title.As with any 1031 exchange, there is a timetable that must be upheld in order for the exchange to qualify.

Make your decisions based on that time table rather than April or May.

We have a pretty aggressive time table for our investment strategy, so having to wait three years to purchase a property is something we'd really like to avoid. 

That timetable is about what I'd prefer since we have some other startup expenses to offset income for the first couple of years.

However, the benefit of my husband being an agent is that he can get leads on listings as soon as they hit the market by checking in throughout the day on the daily hotsheets, plus you get all of the other information about the listing that's not on a 3rd party website and you can go to the property on your timetable and not have to schedule with another agent a time that works for them. 

All depends on your learning style and your timetable.

You're relying on future events you have no control over, and no time table. 

I took the plunge last year and bid on an auction.com property and it was actually a fairly easy process, just everything is on their timetable, and their attorneys will get the closing statement to you whenever they well please.

What interest do you offer them and what time table?

hey blake. sounds like you are on a roll. you got lots of great advice here. thats what BP is all about. keep up that motivation, it is key in this business. the money will start rolling in, however, your timetable may be a little enthusiastic, but stick with it. the time will come when you can quit that job and follow the dream.