.$112500 minimum price for 1031 exchange. 

They want their money upfront instead of taking nothing for a deal in exchange for learning how to really do a deal.

Factor in the 30% exchange rate when buying and that bumps it to 11%. 

When you’re selling RE you can 1031 exchange.

The exchange rate matters.

Also, with 1031 exchange there is a little concern with if there will be any issues.

Later, I had to tell them both that while I hold an agency relationship exchanging phone numbers is not really in my clients' best interest. 

@Jay Helms my main goal is to buy and hold small multi-family / SFR investment properties for the purpose of long term cash flow with the intention of 1031 exchanging these properties (or selling them) later on to upgrade to larger apartment complexes.

So I kicked the habit - I stopped going to seminars and started to apply some of those ideas that were preached by speakers who were experts at extracting fees from me.I started to attend real estate auctions, studying the process - watching others make a lot of money - I decided to get a credit line - increase my credit card limits and started looking for properties (cheap- ugly buildings) in the neighborhood where real estate auctions were taking place - my primary goal at this time was to learn the market in the area where I wanted to control real estate - I would look at 50-60 houses (but made no offers - when agents would try to qualify me I just said "I have a small inheritance and will not need financing) - I kept a journal of the price per square foot,  comparing properties, and all comments made by sellers and agents (this helped me to find the seller dominate selling motive),  that was helpful - but I soon discovered that I was just looking for real estate in the conventional way  - I needed to do something else - so I started to look for owners of real estate who had problems (I applied Power Prospecting formulas) and at the same time studying creative real estate techniques from the old masters in the industry - became a member of the Washington Real Estate Exchange, hosted a real estate investor club and started to give mini creative financing seminars  while networking with those I wanted to emulate. 

Watch out for recapture, so you might want to consider a 1031 exchange if you do sell outright.You could consider selling under a lease/purchase agreement, wrap/Sub2 (if allowed) or outright sale.Hope that helps!