I am planning to sell my investment property in Dallas, Texas this summer and re-invest the proceeds to investment properties in Houston for 1031 exchange.  

Plus, property may not be very liquid should you decide you have to sell...and then there is the risk of unfavorable exchange rates eroding your equity and making your loan payments even higher.

I know this helps in case of a lawsuit, as well as when it comes time to sell and do the 1031 exchange, as we only have to spend the excess cash after loan paid off.I am at that point again where I quit claim all the properties to an LLC and take them out of my name. 

William Behm one way you can avoid capital gains tax is converting to rental property and eventually do a 1031 exchange.

I like to offer a small concession to a responsible tenant in exchange to keep an eye on the conditions and add salt as needed.

I am looking to do my first 1031 exchange. 

Also I know lingo changes but the only "changers" I know of in a furnace is a heat exchanger.

I'd probably start with telling her you will provid her with paint if she wants to paint her place in exchange for signing a one year lease.  

My only critique is that I haven't found many people from BP in the Dallas/Fort Worth to actually meet in person to exchange information.

@David Moore TAX REFORM BILL IMPACTS 1031"Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" repeals personal property LKEs; Real estate exchanges saved, still vulnerableDear Friends,The long-awaited Republican tax reform proposal, released yesterday, modifies Section 1031 by repealing exchanges for all tangible and intangible personal property, leaving like-kind exchanges for real estate intact.