Only way I could see it happening is getting involved with an investor and working a legal agreement that I would take care of the house and acquiring its tenants and lease work in exchange for the investor paying all the initial costs.

An investor needing to execute a 1031 Exchange may be more than willing to take a neutral or even slightly negative cash flow and bank on appreciation and rent escalation, because it's cheaper than paying capital gains.  

“Professionals are more protective over their LinkedIn connections than their twitter exchanges.

I am retire military living in NOVA also, look forward to exchanging ideas.Cheryl

I had just as much fun over the past week chasing a $59K rehab dump for a client as I did a $2.1M three legged exchange.

Just as Mike and Chris mentioned, remember the opt-in is just one step in the "funnel".Something to keep in mind, is this, if someone should opt-in, give them something of value in exchange - and most people that are on the internet are looking for information or a solution to a problem.

The IRS doesn't dictate loan underwriting but they can dictate the treament of the exchange of money as it relates to taxation

The problem with that right now is you're losing more than 10% to the exchange rate.

You could refi and hold the property taking out around 75% ltv or could 1031 exchange into something else.My clients are getting 3 caps for selling their properties in Cali.

Gold is better compared with other Money or currencies such as USD.