I also know of a brilliant 1031 exchange facilitator and am happy to share her information with you.

A qualified intermediary is a third party entity or person that facilitates a Section 1031 exchange, often a trusted real estate attorney.

They will also prepare all documents, facilitate the transfer, and convey all funds to the Lender

I came across a potential apartment deal for someone in my network and they offered to pay me if they closed on it. What should I request / expect in terms of compensation?They brought up compensating me if they close...

It took me 8 weeks to get a guy out after an eviction because my county required a moving company to facilitate the move out. 

I have been facilitating the use of mobile marketing for years to my clients in other industries.  

Your other option would be to team up with someone locally to basically do much of the work the turnkey company is doing, sourcing deals, facilitating closing, coordinating fix up/permits/etc - then turning over to a property manager to find tenants, etc.Another option would be to place your money into syndication deals on larger apartments to have your money work more "passively" as well.Good luck, and keep us updated!!

The DC company can facilitate an out of state closing for the property in the DC area.

Also there are a number of overseas Chinese banks with a presence in the U.S.I would think having a Chinese national set up an account with one of these banks would facilitate transferring funds into a U.S. branch office.

Process hasn't changed much some servicers use different platforms to facilitate short sales.