Also, one large benefit I like is the fact that the home is preserved pretty well, because tenants aren't moving their stuff in and out.

If they have been vacated, they have property preservation companies break in and secure the properties to protect it.

And I hear you about doing things yourself to preserve and protect what's underneath like a wood floor or wall. 

Technically it’s your duty to preserver the property so no further damage happens.

Thanks to all who came out to defeat both of these proposals that were very thinly vailed attempts to clumsily exploit class envy and resentment utilizing simplistic divide and conquer tactics.Despite our apparent great success in defeating both proposals (when it appeared that we would lose at least one, if not both), we need to remain ever vigilant as those aggressively promoting wealth redsitribution and property confiscation through highly deceptive and discrimmanatory taxation strategies will definitely be back.We need to diligently expose their "You Got, I want, Give Me" entitlement mentality if we are to preserve our California.

Unless you need to preserve the historical architecture, you should consider converting the roof or get on the wait list to repair it.

You can have any reason from "I don't want to rent it out any more" to "I want to let my nephew live there" to "I want to preserve it for historical sake". 

Under the topic "Build, preserve, and retrofit more than two million homes and commercial buildings to address the affordable housing crisis" the text from FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan says: Eliminate exclusionary zoning and harmful land use policies.

Your agent should explain the situation to the seller's agent so there are no surprises.It seems to me this approach keeps you out of trouble and preserves your reputation.

But a joint tax return reporting allows you to sell and buy in a 1031 using any name on deed that preserves the reporting of the property's activity on that same tax return.Probably have to ask a few more clarifying questions.