I was wondering if anybody has done this before or has any advice or contacts for Vietnam, Thailand or SE Asia.Thanks for any help you can provide.

@Alan Berlin, It's really not even a 1031 question per se.  

When I got my license and check around, ReMax was the only one that had desk fees per se (Each month you pay a flat fee to have your license/desk at the brokerage-the monthly flat fee was revolutionary business model that propelled them to success.

Hello, JesseI have a few SFR rentals in SE Aurora 80013, 80015.

Not at night per se, but you won't have control of your time the way you sort of do now.

Just as Rich Dad is not “per se” is not a R.E. book but a frame of mind book I like “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David SchwartzFavorite Business book?

Not sure if the furnished or vacation rental model will work well in the SE but it's something to think about.

Not saying that it's an incorrect view per se but rather an incomplete one...and one that doesn't exactly pertain to my situation.  

In general it is going to be hard to find properties that meet the 2% rule...though they are out there in the cheaper condos in Temple Hills, Suitland, SE DC on the south/east side of the river.  

My husband and I are fairly new to SE Houston.