Anthony, why did you leave out such a key piece of information?

Stephen,Time is money.If you are at the top of your game you expect the money to match.There are too many investors out there who can show me hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in their bank accounts and stock portfolios etc.All I have to do is have a listing they want to buy.Guys with no money locking up property to try to wholesale commercial real estate and "make it rich" are a waste of my time.I play percentages.A direct buyer has a much higher percentage of closing than a non-direct buyer because there are so many more pieces involved to make a successful transaction.If an investor wastes my time and wasn't a real buyer they are actually taking money from me.The reason is I have nothing to show for working with them versus I could have spent the time with someone who could close the deal.Hard money isn't bad as long as they have some money in the deal.There are a lot of people who don't have 10 cents trying to be something there not.Everybody has to start somewhere so nothing wrong with it.Just be honest about where you are TODAY and where you want to be TOMORROW.Showing a proof of funds valid within the last 30 days would go a long way with a broker/agent to take you seriously.Obviously if you don't have that and are trying some off the wall stuff you will meet a newer agent with very little experience or someone in the game awhile but hasn't had much success.Just like Jake I will vet a potential investor client just as much as they qualify me.If both parties are not asking questions and verifying there should be some serious red flags that come up.

I understand the principle of the thing and this guy really sounds like a piece of work, but with the time, energy & money you will spend on trying to get him to repair things could better be spend getting out of a bad situation.

But someone who has owned a piece of investment property (even one that accompanied a primary residence with the intent of holding and subsequently does only the minimum necessary to spin that off from a primary residence and intends to buy more property to hold for productive use would stand a good chance of doing a successful 1031.  

I'm looking to find a way to maximize a piece of property that I own with direct access to a well traveled road.

I am also assuming all units are rented, and they are getting the posted prices. 4 unit building asking price is 54,900Units rent out for 400, 410, 400 and 300 a piece or 1510 combined (we're assuming all are rented in this scenario)Building is in no need of immediate repairsWould use a property management company that is 10% of the monthly rent with a 150$ minimum.

The apartment was fully renovated 1 year ago, granite counters, tile floors, full renovation, she was first tenant, so I want this to go smoothly and get a nice apt back in one piece.

Also, I don't think I want to get a SFR if I'm trying to get a multi unit property, but there were really no search criteria for what I was looking for -Location: I put in 60612 + 2 miles – I’ve seen on bigger pockets that people say put in the full city, but I don’t know if this piece of advice applies to huge cities like Chicago.

Thanks.A deed is actual piece of paper that records a single event about a property such as transfer of ownership.

Has anyone had any success replacing individual pieces without taking the whole thing apart?