Or, is there a legitimate work around?

It's usually the third Monday of each month.The venue is as stated.

Here's some background:They are located in Columbia, South Carolina and are all college student rentals.They are all on separate tax parcels but are all within ~2 miles of each other and to the University of South Carolina.I have owned many of them for 5+ years and have had zero vacancies with most of them.There are 84 BRs total and bring in 55k/month in gross rent.They are fully leased, stabilized, and generally speaking, in good condition.I believe the valuation to be ~5MM if I sold them individually.I want to sell them together for 1031 purposes.My questions are these:What kind of legitimate buyer should I expect to buy these if I wanted to sell them collectively? 

It is not for everyone however, you must have legitimate self-employment activity or small business w/o full time employees in order to quality.There are several reputable providers who are active participants on the forum, do some search, read other discussions, contact couple of them and personally interview them, review their references, then make your choice. 

Murphy exemption" (web search it).Your best bet is to consult a local attorney whom can advise you of your options ("reasonable accommodation" if another tenant in the building is highly allergic, lying on application to disqualify, etc.)Unfortunately, most ESA letters are scams, which marginalizes the legitimate folks.

There are plenty of faces that pop up on this forum a lot that say a whole lot of nothing as well.I would say I respect the posters who have a range of experience, have actually done a lot of deals, and also have bilateral opinions that see what may be legitimate and illegitimate about both sides of a topic tend to earn my respect. 

I'd take every advantage of any opportunity to legitimately have the cops at his door in a heartbeat.

I think it's a legitimate concern.

Are these 49 Ebola victims looking for a ticket to Wake Forest because they are legitimate owners of a US property?

If you feel too busy to start out right now, that's a legitimate concern.