if the timber is merch  you should get a mill in there to bid on the timber.. hire a logger.. profit you use to knock the stumps out.your civil engineer should be giving you a preliminary cost to do infrastructure normally they will do these for free since they will be designing it all.. they would be the best bet anyone on line is simply  a WAG  

Adam I bet dollars to donuts this is not CA property sounds like D class rust belt or mid west.Chicago etc.

If this is the case, once their attorney reviews the lease and explains that they are indeed responsible for repairs, you could help out, if they don't have the money, and offer to pay for the repairs in exchange for a lease extension, or some type of repayment plan over time, etc.  

It's typically both.I bet dollars to donuts your tenants are paying less than the rentals are worth and they are trashing them.

Otherwise many many many agents spend a lot of time and effort finding property and writing contracts only to find that the funds can't be transferred, or they don't have immediate access to the funds, or they need some kind of approval from 3-4-5th parties, or there are exchange restrictions, or 9000 other excuses.You probably need to find them a commercial broker who can handle whatever kind of investment they want to make. 

Good luck. haha i would run away from anyone self-proclaiming as "financial expert" with the expectation to "meet the guru / mentor/coach / master of all business" in his/her personal residence lol I have not google him yet but I bet he is taking picture in front of luxury house and driving sports car ?

.: Quote from @Xin-Ran Jiang: But when they bring up the syndication approach of LP+GP, that they will help me raising 35% down payment from private money in exchange of 65% share of ownership, I shocked.

Exchange ideas here and there. 

@Dani Beit-Or It's my understanding you can't 1031 exchange a primary residence. 

@Francine Geike If the investment property doesn't seem to bring in enough cash flow to comfortablyprovide a return, a 1031 exchange might be a good option for you.