@Jessica Chow I was kind of curious anout that retaining wall comment having a door and window hehe.

What kind of verbage should i use or avoid?

I would then shop around for different hauling companies to get the cheapest price you can and i would check into if you need dumpsters or not, you may have to pay your own hauler but may still be able to put it in garbage cans. one thing you should look into though, if you now have to pay separate for garbage removal, make sure you get either reduced taxes or some kind of credit back every year from the town for the change. i know the town that i live in does that with commercial properties.

But I wouldn't be too quick to get yourself on any kind of title or into any kind of entity right now. 

Little did I know the next time I visited him the house was turned into a penthouse suite in the heart of beautiful Polanco, Mexico D.F.

If you followed Motley Fool instead of BiggerPockets you'd hear the same kind of enthusiasm over stocks. 

@Robert Smoot What kind of rental property are you looking to purchase (i.e. single family, small multi-family (2 - 4 units), large multiple family (5+ units), etc.)?

@Jacob Mallison I'd say the best thing you could do for a Realtor is to provide leads for your clients that want to transact real estate.We're always looking for leads - especially those from referrals.You might not know this, but in most, if not all states, it is illegal for a real estate licensee to pay any kind of referral fee, finder's fee, etc to an unlicensed person.That said, if you want to find a good agent, look for someone who is full time and hungry.

Syndications and DSTs may or may not qualify for a condo like-kind exchange, depending on the asset and structure of the exchange.If it were me, a small MF is exactly what I would purchase next, depending on the amount of the proceedsI would also get an agent to find the next deal for you, one that works with investors and can simply bring you properties that meet the 1031 and your criteria.

You get what you pay for, trying to find someone at the going rate of 10-20% and you'll get that kind of performance.