By turning it into a rental, you may be on the hook for capital gains tax in the future vs using the 250k exemption for single filer or 500k for a married couple that files together on capital gains if you were to sell now. 

Feel like I am waiting for the next shoe to drop with this person.

I have also sent personal hand written letters to people who are listed on the tax records of properties that are vacant.

No matter how great a 1-person manager is, even with staff, you’re one personal issue away from major problems.

How do you all personally track your properties?

I am a broker but would prefer to pay a person rather than a corporation on my personal investing. 

Personal Cash from previous flips How did you add value to the deal?

I personally would spend that much to fail a couple of times to learn.

@Jennifer Burgener There’s really no reason to stay local with a 1031 company unless it’s just personal preference.

It's harder to give you an accuracy rating of those numbers, because a lot of the numbers you call will go straight to VM, so you don't know for sure if it's the right person.