And you are continuing to invest in real estate a 1031 is a good option to explore. 

Reese's "free" course is really "first lesson free", then you are directed to a paywall to continue.  

They have noted who they invested with and several of these sponsors used to be huge contributors to a BP and now have gone completely dark on their investors or but continue to pump out podcast episodes and speaking engagements… So my question is: is it that bad out there in the syndication space?

If you have a good relationship then they would be willing to answer questions but if you are just going to ask a bunch of questions they won't continue to answer.

Living somewhere that you hate will make for a miserable real estate journey and you'll not want to continue.

Reinvesting $700K defers most taxes, preserves equity, and allows continued depreciation benefits.

I will continue looking into the areas you mentioned and appreciate your insights.

As far as I know the prices have continued to be stable or go up.

I continued paying what I had paid before, with the additional money purely going to principal.The recast to a lower amount was purely to reduce my committed monthly payment to a point that I could get my property to cash flow if I had to move out (job loss, etc).

So well within the 30 day trial period.However, they continue to bill my credit card for the service in spite of the confirmed cancellation.Has anyone else had any issues like this with them?