Go listen and absorb.

I'm not interested in turning them into this but the ability to absorb them into a single rental property has me a little curious if this could bring down the taxes from a multi town house to a more manageable figure.  

But don't forget you're a seller as well and you can always require an extended closing date on the property you are selling or make the sale contingent on finding a good replacement property.You could also look at simplifying your exchange and buying one replacement property that could absorb your entire exchange. 

I'm going to adjust my offer to absorb those closing costs. 

A minimum response would leave this industry largely as it is but both tighten regulation and insist that a bigger proportion of the balance sheet be financed with equity or credibly loss-absorbing debt. … A maximum response would be to give the state a monopoly on money creation.”http://positivemoney.org/2014/04/strip-private-ban...

After going back and forth with price twice we are about $8,000 apart and I am not as comfortable absorbing this difference by my profit.

The cost of a detailed engineered study is better absorbed by commercial buildings and hotels, it can be hard to justify the approach at times on smaller residential buildings but it varies based on particular circumstances.

I've spent the last 6 months or so absorbing as much information as I can about REI and feel ready to start taking some actionable steps.   

There are IRA and other designated IRA that can bring down your AGI.  2)If you make way over 150k, than I would suggest investing in a diversified property group with different outcomes (some rentals might not have a good future appreciation or in a bad area, but have a good cash flow that will absorb your other rental loss ). 3) Invest in other business as a passive investor where you can generate passive income.

Brand new to BP, absorbing all of the knowledge that I can reasonably glean from internet and books.