There are conventional products that will leverage all of the housing units on the property.

If they have to do a u-turn or do multiple steps to get into a place it is a major deterrent versus a middle turn lane without a concrete median.Check any road widening projects in the area as that could take existing parking spaces from the property you are looking at by eminent domain.

It definitely needs some cosmetic work but nothing major. 

None of the properties need major repairs.

Sqft should be +/- 20%, age +/-10 years (unless major effective age improvements), construction and area similar, $/sqft adjustments of about 25% the dollar per sqft range etc.

The terms we have agreed to are thisPrivate Money Partner bring the 20-25% down payment, does NO active management other than voting to approve the purchase, and occasionally voting on major items such as time to make large cap-ex purchases, time to sell etc....We do ALL of the work of finding, funding, rehabbing if needed, placing tenants, all ongoing PM and business management. 

For all of you out there, what have been some major driving factors that led you to feel comfortable enough to move onto a deal when you first started?

They'll be able to provide insight on properties you're interested in and help you understand the best/worst neighborhoods.Really understand how to evaluate deals and calculate cash flow is another major component.

The 1031 exchange starts with the sale of your old property that you held for investment use and ends with the purchase of the new property which you also intend to hold for productive investment use. 

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