2) Does anyone have experience with single family versus multi-family property investments in the area?

Also, do you give any different considerations for cats versus dogs?

In the beta program, tenant's reactions have been mixed but it may be a generational issue over who is more apt to want pay online versus by written check. 

So I would do what you can to scrape up the money to get legal help OR if your name is on the properties then drop the price to sell them so they cover the mortgage amount and walk away.Look at it from the perspective of what is it going to cost you to litigate versus just get out now?

To add a bathroom in the hood versus the primo areas is about the same cost; the return is completely different.I buy most STRs full cash, and re-fi out with under 30% in LTV.

Curious to know if anyone has rented in both Airbnb and Furniture Finder in St. Paul, MN and what their preference has been. Which of the two is the better option? 

I am starting out in my real estate investing journey and was hoping to see if fellow investors recommend pursuing short sales, banked owned properties and foreclosures, versus pursuing typical MLS properties or off market properties with distressed properties or sellers.  

You should also add 1-2 months of lost rents due to repair time and marketing to find a new tenant, and your carrying costs (prop taxes, insurance, utilities, mortgage, etc.) to this amount.How many months will it take you to recoup that amount via the higher rent amount versus whatever increase the current tenants agree to ($1150 - $825?)?

@Bill Wagers, Unfortunately, these are the kind of questions your QI should have answered in your first phone call with them.  1031's are strange and mysterious at first. 

If a bank chooses to lend on the POH value it may be at less favorable terms than the land value (10 or 15 yr term versus 25 yr for example).