We also connect them with loan officers to help get the tenant buyers ready to purchase the property within the option time frame.

on a recent podcast Dave and Henry Washington talked about 10-15 years being a potential timeframe. 

Lot sales are a shorter time frame than building houses.15. 

You can run the same scenario accounting for the tax hit if you kept it past the 2 of 5 year time frame I presume you are referencing. 

However I do have a few other ideas but I would need to know a bit more about your situation, timeframe, overall financial objectives.

But let’s say you sold 3 within the 1031 timeframe and you also found a property or 2 or 3 that are equal to or above your basis.  

Is there any way to basically “lock in” the target building, or is there always going to be a risk that you won’t be able to find the right building within the 1031 timeframe?

You can program individual access codes to work only during a certain time frame.

I find this option best if you are on a tight time frame and need to save a couple of weeks.  

I truly think I only need 4 more houses to hit my goal and then shift from buying to paying them off.I am not sure if I am thinking about this the right way and I am sure there are things I am not thinking about but below are my thoughts:Pros - I can purchase the houses I need to hit my goal faster - With getting homes fasters the depreciation, tax benefits, amortization, appreciation, rent increases all start sooner - Home prices on average should be lower now then if I buy in 4-5 years - I can take better advantage of leverageCons - I have more risk until I pay the properties off - Less upfront cashflow - Longer timeframe to acquire the properties to reach my goalIf anyone has any opinions or advice I'd love to hear it.One thing to consider is the more of one’s own money you use, the more you can be lax and lazy with the deal and your standards.