I hated school as a kid so have never been fond of the process, especially the testing, but I do enjoy the knowledge after that process is done!

But the IRS fondness for the safe harbor of 2000-37 with it's 180 day limit make it tough to get construction done in that time.The IRS doesn't like to see the exchangor in control of the process of construction. 

I'm sure there are some good ones..same as there are some good agents.So I'd like to note* my above comment was a generalization (about not being fond of turn key providers) and as long as one does their due diligence, they can choose what option is best for them.Appreciate the way you brought this to my attention Mike.

You're going to pick some number greater than what they're currently getting from the property, but less than what you expect you will be getting (factoring in of course risk, effort, expenses, and so on), and you're going to take out a financial calculator (I'm fond of the HP-12C) to turn that into a menu of terms, fees, and interest rates.

As Einstein was fond of saying, "Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler." 

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For example, why do members of a certain religion have a fondness for homes with exterior brick facades?

I have no horse in this race, but I've always been more fond of Fresno and especially Clovis because I believe that they are more essential to their surrounding cities than Bakersfield is.

I'm so very fond of tax free that almost anytime I have that choice I take it.If you find that depreciation is more significant than you thought you could always use a hybrid approach and do both a 1031 exchange and a primary residence exemption.All you do is start a 1031 exchange but take out an amount equal to the gain that you would have gotten in a primary residence exclusion sale. 

Alaskans are fond of saying that if you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state. :-) I hope you make it up here sometime, the mountains are pretty fun to explore!