unfortunately, I think you are right - it's a difficult market for investors, period. 

If you opened the exchange with the intent to hold the property for investment, and then in the future circumstance changed which caused you to reconsider the use of the replacement property and convert it to personal use, then a period of time less than two years might be reasonable.  

Who are great property managers in Atlanta you would recommend for my circumstance?  

@Sundone Boutvyseth Unfortunately, none that I know of.

Unfortunately, the previous owners used the same lease for this garage space as they used for the residential units. 

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to purchase that piece of land but this one still made sense to purchase.

Unfortunately experience means you've made some costly mistakes :-) So, to avoid those costly mistakes, when I take on a new approach in investing, I buddy up with someone that already has experience doing them.

However, this is not specific legal advice to you, just an opinion based on the circumstances described in this thread.  

Unfortunately, it's now going to get more complicated:(There are two types of approaches PMCs use to bill for maintenance:1) In-house ServiceTechs on the payroll, so owners are billed for their time by the hour.While the labor charges above are useful, they don't cover the true costs a PMC incurs, like:- Payroll costs for FICA, Social Security, Medicare, etc. that typically add 25-40% to the hourly rate- Medical insurance costs for the worker- Payroll processing costs to handle all of the above- Liability insurance costs in case worker damages something or injures someone- Workman's Compensation insurance- Costs of vehicles and tools- and more...Typically the management contract will disclose the total hourly rate an owner will be charged.

Yes unfortunately we did.