A few high level points to keep in mind:- As Whitney said, you don't 1031 into an OZ Fund, but invest in the fund as a 1031 alternative.- Unlike a 1031 exchange you only have to invest the capital gains from your sale, rather than the entire amount of the sale. 

Perch Wealth offers realestate brokers an opportunity to introduce an alternative institutional investment to their 1031 exchange clientstypically through a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST).

Hi Team,Can you please recommend 1031 exchange intermediary based on your experience who can guide for the first timer to do successful 1031 exchange or alternate options?

I have looked up the property on the tax appraisal district website and researched the owner to find alternate contact info.

May cost you now, but cheaper then the alternative.  

Did you self finance or finance an alternate way?

Santa Monica, CAMedian 2006 was 850K2011 Median was $825K.2015 median 1.25 mil If you were to able to time Gold investing 2006-11 alternatively you would have come out much better.Many new investors are influenced by short term numbers as you noted. 

I'm working on a parcel right now that has some old graves on it, is bordered on 3 sides by an old landfill, a sewage treatment plant, and a radioactive waste storage facility, and there are 2 homeless squatters who have been camping on it for 5 years. 2.)

I've also had Ozone treatments that probably work for minimal smells.

The best alternative is to do both.