It sounds like DST may be risky and best avoided. this is my thought process :if you dont have replacement property --> DST is goodif capital gain is less than 100k --> just pay taxbest USE for 1031 in my opinion-->STR in hawaii/tahoe/ski resort/FL beachif you want to sell in phases (as REIT stock) ---> Sec 721 is good rarely the best option is going to TIC/syndication, this would go to another rabbit hole of headache. 

You won't get financing until you pass an environmental phase II.Then on to part two. 

They are as in-expensive as any competing importer and nobody matches their specs in the price range.The plywood is good hard plywood not the typical soft import plywood.Their products meet the California Air Resources Board Phase 2 requirements for formaldehyde emossions which is a huge issue with import plywood.Their finish is a UV cured, water based Benjamin Moore stain just like the American product.  

I'm in the planning phases of a renovation and have an active renovation now. 

The restriction on rentals that they put up for a vote would have been steep and abrupt: no grandfathering current owners, no gradual phase-in, nothing to mitigate what would have been a great deal of forced investment-home sales in what would have been fairly brief period of time.

Im in the final phase of rehab after a couple of delays, and since im coming out of a rehab they allow cash out refi after 3 months on title, which is another plus

You can hire an environmental company for a phase 1 assessment.

Hello everyone! I am so excited to be on this journey and learn! I am located in Utah and thinking of relocating to Georgia or South Carolina for a more affordable market. My game plan is to do a house hack as I have ...

Maybe it would be a good idea to break the project down in phases and hire out a smaller portion he can or should be able to reasonably handle in a time frame that makes sense for you.

Nobody tells you how to achieve the second phase of the project, the sale of the property—which is the whole point of the exercise.