In doing so, bear in mind that the cost and admin of a corporation is higher and that the tax treatment is different:1.

@Jeanette LandI always recommend using a tax professional.

The intent of 1031 was not to let passive investors get out of taxes. 

Anything involving a service animal and ADA should be directly consulting an attorney on the matter as every case is different. 

Sometimes hard to find this happy medium in rate sheets, though.Another consideration would be taxes - points are typically treated as interest, so if your tax obligations are high this year vs being higher in the future, then this could also impact buying down now vs paying a little more in interest in future years. 

(This is what we do, no upkeep,  and we love the 10% down, plus cash flow, principal deduction and tax write offs) Some of our investors use their SDIRA or 401(k) or pension to do this.4.

$60k profit pre-tax.

Have any idea about Gift tax in NY?

If you're using Zillow or the tax district or almost any public facing website, I always question how good the comps are.   

Had to negotiate to 999,000 only to stay under the NYC luxury tax.