Right now, the buy-in is so high in NJ, they are locking up deals at prices that aren't sustainable and chasing spreads that are way too big.

I am narrowing down my areas for investing. 

You simply assign the contract and that buyer closes with his own source of funds.However, there are situations where either you cannot or don't want to assign:CANNOT:Most every REO, HUD, or Short Sale purchase offer contract will be rejected if And/Or Assigns is named in the Buyer field.DON'T WANT:If you have a particularly high profit spread between the A-B and the B-C, your C Buyer many times will not allow it and demand a smaller assignment fee.

After taxes and fees, and depending on if you plan to depreciate it at all, you may not have to pay anything or much in taxes. 7-22k spread minus closing costs (also the eviction costs are a write off as well) isn't going to be too much in taxes depending on what you decide to do. 

Opting for a DST allows investors to spread their investments across multiple high-quality properties, benefiting from the advantages of a 1031 exchange to defer capital gains tax.

Production builder spreads are pretty thin. 

Trying to narrow down a market/markets that we'd like to invest in.

Also, with the new beach regulations in Okaloosa County, the beach section where the beach service for Destin West can be set up has been narrowed significantly and the Island Hotel amenities and beach area are no longer available to Destin West guests to use.

If it's the actual use, maybe you can narrow it down to a specific appliance?

If you're buying from a small 1x1 builder, they probably don't have the spread either to change.