I went into Home Depot thinking I wanted ceramic tile, but the associate who helped me seemed to think click-lock vinyl would be a better option.I don't know anything about flooring, and figured I'd just hire it out, but I'm not opposed to DIY if the hourly return is high enough.

@Delsean Barrowi have since bought the home and it has a lot of medium sized DIY projects.

If she has a sense of humor or religious ask her to get this kit.

Over the past few weeks I've been interviewing different all-in-one marketing+CRM+backend solutions that are out there and I haven't been overly impressed by what you're paying for versus the value you get in return.You can also go the semi-DIY route and use a generic webpage builder to make one yourself, or use a niche website builder that specializes in real estate websites to get one done up.

Well here are few that I can think of:- You are an Accountant - who views the reports once a year to do taxes (That is it)- You are a Bookkeeper - you want to do the data entry because it does not make you money- You are a DIY QuickBooks user - who will surf the internet and YouTube for answers and not have the full process, procedure, and solution- You are a CFO - review your financials every day or week, depending on your business goalsNow let's get into the nitty-gritty:- You as a business owner should look at your reports by each property and unit- You should compare your Profit and Loss by:----- Month----- Quarter----- Year----- Previous Year Comparison----- By % of your Income ----- and the list goes onNow about your Equity - view your Balance Sheet and see the difference from previous year how much money you paid and received by improvements and loan, the personal money you invested and more...If you are looking at keeping the books for tax purposes and IRS, as well as use paper and pencil.

Since it is your first exchange believe me you want responsiveness and experience over saving a buck or two.  1031 is not a DIY and you should have support and coaching throughout the entire process start to finish and beyond.One place to ask would be at your local title company. 

I am not doing a DIY but I am currently having one of my unit bathrooms redone.

I am DIY guy so I should be able to keep the costs low.

It's difficult here to differentiate between giving good advice and advocating mentorship programs, workshops or courses to advance your one on one activity and thus speed up the learning curve and timeline to reaching and stretching your goals.I personally have gone the journey from DIY wholesaling, flipping, seller-financing SFR and international Short Term Vacation Rental management and then arrived at commercial multifamily and self-storage real estate syndication due to the fact that it offers the maximum scalability, economy of numbers and at some point truly leads to passive, residual income and thus to time freedom and choice.Send me a colleague request to kick the tires, set up a call and get a few burning questions answered in real time, one on one. 

Not a DIY job.