@Andrew Gorgey - As always, like to pop in and let you know Opportunity Zones are also a great alternative to 1031 exchanges with some more favorable terms.

They just need to pay for their own beer and food :-)It's also super helpful if they can actually indicate on the event page I posed if they are coming, this way when I show up at the venue, or need to look for an alternate venue in the event of inclement weather, I know roughly speaking how many people to expect. 

What are the benefits of “ CASH “over other alternative payments?

This work is specialized and there may not be much alternatives.  

Alternatively, here's my idea.Sorry for the crappy drawing but it should convey the idea at least.

Alternatively, he could buy some long term paper.

Alternatively, as lower costs free up cash, these savings can be used to purchase another rental property which is proven to snowball into more and more investments.

@Christopher Freeman they all had tough legal representation & the majority assumed some young kid would never have the drive to completely rehab a home & go for alternative financing in such a short period of time.

@Sam Grooms hit it on the nail for where you are sitting at.So you need 2 things. 1) Where are your actual rents sitting at and where can you take them.2) Where are your actual expenses sitting at and what needs to be alternated/reduced/added3) Market, is there good long term opportunity of the market where the property sits?

Alternatively, if you could find a house hack where you could cut your rent/ mortgage payment down 50-75% this is a total win as well.