Would anyone be interested in trading their contacts for ours?

I'm put off by his $2200 "mistake" to be honest.I did think of calling some floor contractors for the hardwood floors and having the rest to a handyman as the rest are pick list items that don't take specialized trade skills, so thanks for that suggestion.

Plus he can trade the other two investment properties in the same way and reinvest the proceeds in NNN properties.

If you raise the purchase price and lower the interest rate the interest portion (which is taxed at ordinary gains tax rate) is traded for (capital gains tax rate 20%) which could be a savings of almost 20% depending on the sellers tax bracket.

It makes no difference to you whatsoever.

But again, lowering the rate doesn’t help that trend.Is trade war the only hope for buyers hoarding cash and waiting for the opportunity?

Would be nice though to become wealthy by trading with yourself. :) 

Talking with other investors, we regularly use multi-family or MF to refer to 3+ units, such as "I'm trying to consolidate my portfolio into larger multis" as a way of saying "I own a lot of 2-3 families and would like to trade them in for a smaller number of 6+ unit buildings"You do have to go by context though.

I definitely get the trade offs you’re talking about.

Hard work in the trades can get you there.