I'm a new investor whose been listening, watching, and trying my best to get a start on this awesome journey.

Figured we could try to negotiate lot premiums, design incentives and closing cost incentives ourself. 

After that, everything goes to charity and we close up shop.

Our primary mortgage is $2,049 a month and my wife and I make pretty close to $400,000 in income from our W-2s.

I'm in AZ.Background: I closed on this 5plex May 10. 

As you start closing deals, you will need to reinvest your profits into mailing lists and other scalable activities to grow your business.

@Eli JoffeTo make smart choices for your first rental in Cincinnati, look at key numbers: buy price, fix-up costs, closing costs, monthly rent, mortgage, management fees, vacancy rate, and upkeep costs.

My closing date is May 31, is it possible to get a 1031 set up at such a last minute point in time and is it even worth it?

Account Closed. 

You were likely too far from it the whole time as the management wasn't doing what it was supposed to and you weren't close enough to notice.