I’m interested though in hearing others takes who actually are African American that do business in DC

To actually protect yourself, you would need an executed agreement from one or all of the heirs.  

Requesting: Any tips/tricks, leads, contacts, advice...etc. on successfully executing the 1031 and facing the challenges of their time constraints. 

If you do acquire a house that has any mortgage, first or second, that was executed by the previous owner, it is still a lien on the property and the mortgagee can still foreclose on the property if the obligations of the underlying indebtedness are not satisfied.

Helped me tremendously and I was able to execute a quick turnaround through the state of MI.

Read the contract, EM is not always due with contract execution. 

A long story short I have about 8k [skin in game] and I’m looking to purchase in the Scottsdale AZ market, with private funds, combined with owner finance if possible.The reason I’m pursuing this route is to execute my 1031 exchange flawlessly, and I believe private money, and owner finance will make this a swift transaction.

My wife and I are looking at a few deals in the Philadelphia area to execute the BRRRR strategy and I'm interested in meeting some reputable general contractors that can handle a full renovation and like working with investors.Thank you in advance! 

Ability to execute is most important thing banks look at after skin in the game and you don't have that.

im curious how different canada lending is to american