The things that help you stand out are (in no order and not just these items) Location, amenities of the community, size of the community (can it handle the traffic), reputation of community, how well the house is themed (or can be by you).You need to be in a highly amenitized communtiy like Championsgate, Windsor Island, Soterra and several others.

@Andreas W.1031 is a federal item and you can find one located anywhere across the country.Just be mindful that PA does not recognize 1031 exchanges so you may have some state tax implications.

I suggest you check out these items and research their history, you can look up bond history pretty easily.https://www.clevelandohio.gov/... 

Apparently It made more sense to double close than to try to explain a line item like that to the seller, so it was good that the buyer had that option incorporated into the contract paperwork.MD is certainly pricey (note that county to county, local transfer tax rates are different) but definitely not the priciest.

When you go to see an attorney I would bring photos that show all of the trash and items that are piling up.

Karen Margrave I have gotten a proposal for line item bids for A&E also, but I gave them MY proposal worksheet to fill, and it actually worked worse than that of having them freely propose on what they think.

We are not responsible for items damaged by the failure of the appliances or the supply of water/gas/power to those appliances, including but not limited to the loss of food.

Also, keep in mind that you'd need to stay up to speed on all proper documents and forms in your state as well as maintaining a status with your local Association of Realtors, pay for MLS access, pay for lock-box access, attach to a brokerage and onboard with them, along with several other items.

Do you have a tracking and itemizing process in place?

You may only need to do this once to get closer to the comfort side of the house hacking spectrum (as Craig Curelop describes in his book The Househacking Strategy).Regarding what rehabs are less urgent and time-consuming, here are some questions you could ask yourself about a given property:1.) what large capex items are outstanding?