Refinancing well in advance of a 1031 Exchange is perfectly O.K.

IE payments are made to portal they distribute to smaller investors.. plus filing tax reporting.NO lender or investment company Is perfect and to Expect 100% performance on each and every deal is  fantasy...

A good plan, violently executed today, is better than a perfect plan tomorrow".How about something as simple as "we buy houses".

Then he tells me the flip side , I could have a perfect house pass , within 2 feet of an abandoned house with paint chips falling off on a common sidewalk .

They proudly proclaimed they had found the perfect apartment and what a great fit it was.

Then, find someone who is doing it successfully and ask them to teach you.And Maryland is a perfectly good state to invest in.

I'm trying to keep my excitement level low, but the location is perfect.

When we are dealing with MOTIVATED SELLERS, we really like to get the seller to give us a couple of numbers before we ever offer one:What do you think your house would sell for in perfect condition?

As I mentioned, this lines up perfectly with my desire to rent it out for 10 months and stay in it the other 2. 

Keep in mind that number is if everything is ran perfectly.