If you hire someone who really knows what they are doing, then it is possible for you be satisfied after each project.

Now, a lien search for tax liens in that county can be looked up in two different systems, and so the payoff should have led to a satisfaction of all TCB  liens in both of those systems - but somehow a single one of the liens was not recorded as satisfied in one of the systems (yet all other TCB liens did get recorded as satisfied in this system).

For example, If I sell the rental house for $300,000, can I purchase some apartment buildings for $200,000 and spend another $150,000 in renovation costs to satisfy the 1031 exchange requirements?

The first thing to figure out is whether the contract T has is expired...T can't sell without satisfying his debt to S and getting a deed in T's name recorded...

Purchase Sub2, real estate attorney draws up wrap around mortgage to satisfy sellers debt to income ratio(I would assume they would need a little seasoning time so maybe they need to rent for a year or so), then I could do a lease option to relieve myself of maintenance costs and have an exit strategy or rent it until my LLC/Trust can refinance and just hold it.  

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

The realtor tells me that the owner "just needs to satisfy the mortgage and is very motivated to sell."

What's most important to you in hiring an attorney is knowing that they are fully experienced in the type of transactions you are completing, and nothing will represent this ability more than a stable of satisfied clients.

What price would you agree to that the income from the property would cover the expenses and give you the return to satisfy. 

I assume you have used their services in the past and you are pretty satisfied with it, correct?