@Nick FreyYou might want to talk to a 1031 specialist at ipx1031.

Biggerpockets will give you a great base, but the truth is that your local specialists will be the most helpful in understanding how your market operates. 

Their commission is paid for by the seller so it's no cost to you, but it gives you a second set of eyes, an objective negotiator, additional experience, knowledge of the market, they know the contracts, and much more. 

I think what Jared said is important, but the numbers and facts need to back up your goals and objectives. 

A mold remediation specialist can take care of this pretty cheaply.With that said, the cause of the mold could be a bigger issue if there is, in fact, an issue with the foundation.

@John JacobsNot a cpa or ira specialist but have done private lending and I was not subject to UDFI (or UBIT) as I was not leveraging anything.UDFI comes into play in situations where you buy a rental and finance 50% of the cost Hope this helps

Hello Investors/specialists,Learning about various options in seller financing in terms of Title protection, tax savings to seller and the closing process.Could you please share any interesting articles/posts on seller financing? 

A tax law specialist can do everything else but cannot do your 1031.So there ends up being this gap. where a 1031 Qi cannot do your taxes. 

Real Estate has always been that shiny object to me that I wanted to dive into and create wealth so that my family is taken care of for the long term.

Appraisals are certainly objective and clearly one human's opinion of value.