After taxes I am ending up with roughly ~$6m.

What is the best way to approach this from a property tax standpoint?

Reasons a seller may want to seller finance (and its typically not to avoid taxes as many think) are:1.

Aside from Easton, code requirements are pretty reasonable.I've looked at expanding to NJ, but the landlord / tenant laws and higher taxes are a killer.

  - if you're buying and selling in California, just know that the California Franchise Tax Board scrutinizes 1031 exchanges more than any other agency in the US, even more than the IRS. 

In my opinion, it almost felt like we had to chase and coax ABC Baltimore to get the money owed to us from the rental guarantee.

RE taxes are almost 9K/year. 

@Sarah Kensinger don t forget investors can build and triple net lease their properties via a long term lease to management companies and enjoy all the benefits of passive investing.You are right .management companies who are responsible for taxes , insurance and maintenance, will make sure the property and furnishings( which they paid for) are well taken care of.

We are taking advantage of two new tax saving opportunities that require some additional research and paperwork on our end.

In the future, a) get a super detailed Scope Of Work and ironclad Contract. b) Do not pay more money as a progress payment than the amount of work that has been performed, that way you are never ahead of the Contr or vice versa.Your options (depending on how much he owes you) are Small Claims Court, the State Registrar of Contrs, and possibly the local DAs office or State AG if the amount is higher ($50k ish)Good luck, let us know what happens.