The other two in my post I picked up from OOS investors who had the same property manager as I do.

Sounds like you just need to find a deal that makes sense.. reach out if you want to pick my brain. 

that's important - a lot of folks want to pick a property on Zillow and buy it just to "do a deal." 

Some investors requested redemptions a year or two ago (before we learned of any trouble) which were not fulfilled. ya sounds like bottom feeders coming in to pick up the crumbs.. good luck with it.

I picked Las Vegas because it’s close to me and California is out of reach. 

a lot of new investors pick the cheapest markets in the country regardless of how far away they are, and how much knowledge they have of them, and I think that's a huge mistake. 

I've heard of mentees who started cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.

I would love to take you to lunch so I could pick your brain sometime.

Will definitely pick your brain sometime when we are ready for the next one.

You should never pick your 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary based solely on their 1031 Exchange fees, costs and charges or the size of the institution.