@Jordan Northrup, Sorry to say but securities are specifically exempted from 1031 treatment.  

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The key is simply act ethically and professionally in everything you do, disclose anything that needs to be disclosed, and hold yourself to a higher standard than even the public would hold you to, and you will be fine. 

If you gain advantage by letting an agent double-end a deal, then that agent is not being ethical.

But remember this person just went through a natural disaster is in a very vulnerable state, please be ethical.

For wholesalers I have heard that Simple Wholesaleing with @Brett Snodgrass does a great job and they sound pretty ethical and I would also recommend @Andy Rumple who I met personally and seemed like a great guy.  

Your tenacity and work ethic got the job done, good job proving the naysayers wrong.What do you use to find these deals?

It's unbelievable how people justify their own ethical lapses based on someone else's behavior.  

If your CPA or cost segregation firm are doing that for these interior rehab items, that is a poor tax treatment.  

If he did tell you, then he has to tell everyone that submitted bids per the NAR Code of Ethics.