I know a lot of people here, related to the real estate industries and otherwise. 

I found 2 multi family properties that I am interested in, located in a small town about 20 minutes outside of the city I work im. average rents in the town are right around 1200/month.

On average only 7% actually sell so the chances of you getting a better deal at the sale is pretty rough and its risky.

This is why the DST, TIC or a stand alone NNN property of your own make sense combined with the 1031.And while you're absolutely right to look deep at the actual costs and fees both entering and exiting a DST or a TIC project you can find cost effective quality returns that will rival or beat the stock market average - especially if you factor in tax savings and ongoing depreciation.The age old question on pay the tax now or pay the tax later can best be put into perspective running numbers. 

The average price declined 2.1 percent to $270,303.The HAR sales report indicated a decrease in upper-end sales.Check out the the Center's fourth quarter 2017 housing report for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land for more data. 

I currently own one property that I rent out to some roommates (almost like salvage renting) so that has been going well and have thought about buying another property but working the job I have now feels like I don’t have the time to really dive deep into real estate and continue to grow and learn about the industry and find the best deals.

If you're only getting 4 or 5% CoC Return on the capital you're investing, you'd be better off investing in the stock market, which I believe has historically returned an average 9 - 9.5% over the past several decades.

A little about me: I'm currently based in Boston where I'm a Business Development manager for a SaaS company serving the energy industry. 

It’s how professionals effectively reach their target audiences, and in no industry does that appear to be more important than real estate.Being one of the biggest client-facing industries in the world, real estate is one that benefits the most from various social media platforms.

You can do this via a RUBS calculation, or take the average for the last year or so & charge per tenant in the building, etc