I found him by referral and when I called him to get a basis for whether or not he would be helpful to me, he gave me over an hour of his time to talk through my situation.

You get some proceeds on an annual basis + interest income.If you do decide to keep the rentals, I would strongly suggest shifting the responsibilities to a property manager.They will be able to increase the rents(if they are under market) which should pay for their fees.This will allow you to collect rental income while you travel the world.Best of luck!

Owning 100 units is very much a full time job if you are the manager, and if you have a manager, you are still likely involved on a daily basis to approve spending, review operations, etc.The other thing with goals (and I am all for setting aggressive goals to push yourself against) is until you start somewhere, you have no basis to know if it is reasonable or even something you like.  

I think of real-estate investing as my decompression time from all the nutjobs we have to deal with on a daily basis. 

Begin setting goals for yourself and take the small action steps each day that are needed to achieve those goals. 2 resources I'd highly recommend are:- Read The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson - which talks about doing the small things everyday that will add up to major results.- Begin writing down your goals and holding yourself accountable.

I am running into where lenders are on a loan to cost basis.

The question I have is, I know the cost basis gets carried forward with a 1031 exchange.

Join a REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT GROUP where you can meet like minded people. 6), read books, listen to Podcasts and think and talk about yourself as an investor in property every day. 7), do not be afraid to ask questions about anything to anyone.

@Justin Megna I see people selling off their businesses every day. 

By the end of 2020, lenders and banks had learned their lesson, and stopped trying to compete on that basis (lo and behold,  once everyone stopped trying to be a rate whore, Q4 wound up being the most profitable quarter ever, for the mortgage industry, and Q4 is normally the slow season!).