You acquire, fix the issue thereby adding value, properly market, and sell for top dollar (relatively).But, if your answer is an external factor beyond possible repair (general area, the manufactured/trailer homes a block away, the major highway with retail/industrial vibe a block in the other direction, etc.), then you're probably better off moving on to the next one.  

There are other calculations that you have to factor in to get to your adjusted cost basis such as recapture of depreciation and adding capital improvements to the basis.- Can I use the closing cost amount of the old and new home as part of the tax free money I can spend from the 1031 exchange or these closing cost are purely out of pocket amounts?

Second, there are a number of factors that distinguish an independent contractor from an employee and paying for someones insurance would definitely not help your argument that they are an independent contractor. 

With this being our primary residence and with all the other factors mentioned above, would you say it is ok to pay the extra $10,000 and not complete all of the finishes we would like to put in the home since some of them would only be cosmetic.

I would definitely factor in the other expenses.

On the sale side, title, escrow, and most closing costs are paid from proceeds of escrow so they do not come out of your pocket and thus, do not factor into your ROI equation.

The E-Filing system will be web-based and will not require automated systems to be integrated into the loan origination systems.

Even factoring in unfavorable expenses, many of the nicer homes in that price range are showing a cash on cash ROI of more than 25%.

Hey @Jeff AmoreThe information you provided, in and of itself, definitely isn't enough to eliminate the possibility; but I'd need info on a couple other critical factors before I could really say one way or the other.A few of the questions I'd personally want answered are:For one, how much cash do you need to bring to the table and how much debt are you taking on?

That's also a very huge factors.