My gut says that if I can find a strong team and property manager that I can trust, I can make it work - but given my lack of experience with the "hands-on" aspect of home ownership, I'd like to get a second opinion.

If you can't trust your landlord do you really want to live there?

A good QI will ensure that any details of a Construction 1031 are taken care of, so I would find one you trust and then consult them on the best course of action.For a little light reading, here are some articles on this type of exchange: http://www.exeter1031.com/construction_1031_exchan...https://www.1031exchange.com/improvement/https://www.cwscapital.com/insights/understanding-...Best of luck!

Investing in syndication is like investing in a actively-managed fund - you are trusting the manager to pick good assets in lieu of a fee but you probably will not have out-sized returns in a fund. 

Who knows, but the point is that now there’s two levels of communication and odds are you’ll get “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”I can’t imagine a “perfect” option here.

TL;DR: Low level card tester for a local stolen card ring decides to take a mini staycation, gets the fraud ring busted.

Don't ignore the trust and bond factor, but understand that it may not be a total equal split and all you have to do to break it out is pay the guy what you would have had to pay a third party to do the same thing.

You get better rates the more you insure with them, offer coverage for multiple LLC’s or business entities and trusts, and even do named storm if you want it.  

She was scared obviously, but with all things in our relationship, she trusted me and my #FearlessPursuitOfFreedom.We made the jump as most of you know, to build a bigger, better business, fueled by 2 passionate people.

Then, after I agree to all of this, she discloses to me that the wholesaler is her husband.I feel like this information should have been disclosed to me up front as this looks to me like a conflict of interest and I lost my trust in this agent.