I chose to carry contracts/ the paper and exit.  1031 if you want to stay in, but have your replacecement property in mind to avoid becoming a motivated buyer.  

Also, the Recent Supreme Court Ruling Striking down the Chevron ruling, takes away a lot of power of unelected officials, most of the IRS papers are not based on actual rules, but interpretations of code. 

In my experience its best to call the local authorities and verify in a call then on paper/email that it is in fact a triplex. 

Im self employed and my debt to income doesn't look good on paper.

You also want to educate yourself about a market before entering it because many deals look good on paper, but the area's occupancy can be at an all-time low.

Key is to lay it out on paper.  

This tenant is under the impression that since the paper he signed when he signed his renewal didn't clearly state the sale clause that it doesn't apply.   

After all documents were signed the seller told me to not flush toilet paper down the toilet bc it backs up and she doesn’t want what happened to her to happen to me.

If so, I could probably instruct the tenants to print out the relevant documents, fill out the paper work, scan the files, and then email me their completed forms.

Is this purely a market appreciation deal that you're meant to hold onto 10+ yrs for it to make sense on paper?