As I have mentioned earlier, joining a big name outfit will give you exposure to the best in the business.  

So while it's not impossible (I think Craigslist is what I would be looking at, as long as your brokerage is OK with that), it sure takes nearly all the wind out of the sails, seeing as the public search sites pull from the MLS feed, so essentially that's how both the public and agents typically find homes.No matter what happens with this, my recommendation is to not look at this as a listing experience, it won't be anything like what you'll be doing in the future.Listing a home with expertise is more about accurate pricing, pre-listing preparation that maximizes the home's value before it gets listed, great photos, and marketing remarks that get people excited about coming to see it.Any drop in positive exposure will often equate to some kind of drop in sales price, in my opinion.

You've got a gain and depreciation capture exposure of over $200K and looking at a tax bill of around $50K if you sell and move into stock. 

Additionally you will get exposure to lawyers, vendors etc. who make presentations on the various problems we face and how they solve them. 

Wasted 3 weeks of exposure on the MLS, during the most critical first weeks of the listing...I was livid.

First let me state that I understand some folks will have a separate LLC for each property to limit exposure/liability.

Tax exposure if 1031x not done properly will have you in tears for a very long time.When taking expenses it is anything you pay, plus anything you accrue for future expenses.

., low-levelchemical exposure) with long lag times.

MLS listed properties get maximum market exposure and will sell at actual market value, +/- 3%.  

If you go the syndication route, you will not have to worry about personally arranging financing as that will be on the General Partners shoulders, and you will gain the exposure to Multifamily that you are looking for.