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If it is a flip - then you cannot use 1031. 1031s are for rental properties.If it was a rental - then yes, you can use a 1031 exchange. 3 pointers:sometimes it makes more sense to pay the tax, so run the numbers firstuse an experienced 3rd party intermediary, like @Dave Foster or @Bill Exeteryou must engage them before you sell the propertyGood luck!

California now has a pretty onerous brightline test of sorts after the Dynamex case last year in the CA supreme court.A hired worker will be considered to be an employee unless it can be shown the worker passes ALL of the following test:1) The worker is free from the directions and control of the hirer in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the work and in fact;2) The worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business; and 3) The worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as the worked performed for the hiring entity.Note this is a lot more restrictive than the federal "questionnaire" for an employee vs IC determination. 

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Once they're signed, you can rely on them and the tenants would have a challenging path to raise any undisclosed claims. 

I found that the groups with the most engagement activity, not always with the most members, are the best to start scouting out. 

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