The 1031 exchange is designed to give you a loophole: You are not considered to be selling and buying, you are simply trading your property for a different one or ones.

., how much design work does the civil engineer need to do. 

What you want to steer clear of is the design firms types that will tell you that not only will it be expensive but take a ton of time.

I have a general contractors and interior design license.

1. coaching- all of the "coaches" were newbies themselves with about 1 year of experience and about 1 deal under their belts and they always disappear after 2-3 months and get replaced with new "coaches".2. networking- they have a FB group, populated primarily by other newbies. go there to answer questions, and it's likely you'll get other newbies saying "good question". there are lots of newbies hoping to get into a deal, but who wants to put together a team where every single person is brand new with no experience?

Congrats - love the design

With nearly 250 homes branded under Hestia, I think I'm finally getting a little bit of traction with the big guys but there is still alot to be done. 

We have a few of these (not this brand but they are all the same IMHO) and they will help keep the sofas clean$89.90 - uhome 8.5qt Stand Mixer - https://www.walmart.com/ip/uhomepro-8-5QT-Stand-Mixer-Home-C...This is intriguing to me.

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That continuous flow of new nice properties wouldn't hurt your valuation, since they can go into something brand new instead of something that is 3 years old?