Your buyer can’t finance your “spread” so he’d have to come up with additional cash if you tried to assign it, to avoid the 90 days. 

Hi @Shawn Abe- I am also actively looking in San Antonio and while I haven't yet purchased a property in that area yet, I have talked to a lot of property managers and I think if you have a good team around you you can avoid this issue.

However, I am not familiar with using one and am trying to avoid it as much as possible.

That is why I ask, to avoid taking in more than what I thought I could handle. 

To avoid missing out on what I think is a good deal, I was hoping to connect with an FHA 203(k) lender that has experience in Baltimore with a good track record since I do not know when/if I would be able to use the city program.

Does anyone search the sex offender registry to see if there are any close by before they pursue a property? I don't hear too much about this. It may not be a big concern?

I'd avoid refunding it if there is no security deposit. 

I recently bought a duplex and am going to rehab one of the units. It should cost me around 5-8k to do so. In the mean time I sold a property and profited about 38k. I know i will have to pay taxes on the 38k. My ques...

I know most REI folks advice against garbage disposals, so I was also curious if there are any d/w features to avoid or look for. 

Two rules:1) replacement properties must cost as much as relinquished properties, which you meet2) ALL of your cash proceeds from the sale must be reinvested to avoid any tax....you can add some cash to the deal but you can’t keep any of it.