Our preference would be not to sign anything tethering us to a single agent, but have it be an open secret with realtors in the area that the house is available-Any insights appreciated!

One of my investor clients bought a large ski house and rents it constantly on Air BNB, she may be open to chatting with you about her experience with that business model and she lives just north of Boston.....hers sleeps ten though, so  a different property than what you're considering.

I would tie your assignment fee to the deal and make sure it is paid at closing.I think that if you try to go around that then it just opens up many doors for people to screw you over and not pay you that assignment fee.

I could tough it out and just buy it with an open mind but would like to hear from you first for some guidance.

The way it’s written, it’s open ended and I can get him to fax me a rejection notice at the Settlement Table.  

I had one HOA that was openly hostile to landlords.

In NJ and PA, I am very aggressive with my marketing (local letters, weekly open houses, free staging, professional photos, great descriptions.)

Its going to open a lot of new doors for me) but I'm having trouble coordinating the temp power pole.Here's my understanding. 

I am also open to communication and consultation with CPAs or REI attorneys that are familiar with this topic. 

You will pay tax on that difference or cash but shelter the rest of your gain in the 1031.So that opens up other possibilities of doing a partial exchange and paying off some high interest debt but using the 1031 to shelter the rest off the gain.