Shop around .... get multiple offers and consider ALL the alternatives.

Hi @Craig Lessler, It will depend on the nature of the capital loss being carried forward, but "partial" 1031 Exchange transactions are often done specifically to use up loss carry forwards.

People who aren't willing to pay monthly for their pets usually don't take care of them, so they weed themselves out naturally in the application process. 

Adam,Sub-metering / RUBS may work on paper but you also have to consider the tenants alternatives and not just works for you.If all other similar properties in the area include utilities, then you will need to charge a lower rent and you are hoping that the tenant is willing to take on the added responsibility. 

Does anyone take in consideration weather/natural disasters when investing out of state (ie tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes etc)  or is it "I have insurance who cares" mentality? 

Naturally the property would need to be zoned multi-family in some capacity.  

Point me and Aaron Mazzrillo are stating is work harder to find these deals with your own creativity and marketing techniques and let the market do its natural thing.

After a few years of reading and learning, it just seemed like the natural progression.

An alternative to custodial SD IRA is Checkbook IRA, which allows you to have a checkbook control over your retirement funds just like Solo 401k does. 

Consult a real estate attorney / and or your CPA End of story .....Questions of this nature in a public forum are a slippery slope