@Zach Evanish For what it's worth I purchased a property through roofstock in Nov, and am in escrow on another one now.

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Jay Hinrichs, But I've already secured the rights to www.thelazyboylandlord.com! 

@Dave Foster pops up in so many 1031 threads and is a wealth of information...

This is my first 1031 exchange  @Dave Foster or @Bill Exeter

@Dave Foster - great info and thank you.

And amazing how job cost can lower with the same innovations that are in other fields like technology.

@Dave Foster is a very knowledgable intermediary who is active on this forum and can probably help you out with some details if that approach is of interest to you.  

If the numbers are right for where I'm currently at, Id be elated to work with you on any type of deal with the goal being to  provide value in any way I can to foster future partnerships within the community.Thank you all at BiggerPockets for creating such a treasure trove of information for us newbies and I look forward to creating meaningful relationships with members here in the future.

But I left the farm and worked in industry, where I earned money from my labor (time --> money) to buy the 2,000 calories a day.I knew that if I saved a portion of my income and invested it in income-producing assets (money --> money), the day would come when the income from those investments would be enough to buy the 2,000 calories a day I need to stay alive (my parents were struggling farmers in what is today the Rust Belt and were always looking for innovative ways to survive financially).

@Dave Foster - good point@Justin Frye - my feedback is assuming the property would achieve my performance goals even with the new debt service created from of the refi