You might have to find one who is not quite so local to yours or who is part of a chain like Century 21 or something that might work along side someone closer if a different branch office has the international marketing designation.

As I'm in an industry that will be returning to the office soon, I don't see my employer approving this.

Maybe it’s slightly different if someone is partnering with a family office who is the co-GP?

We certainly shoulder most of the blame for the misunderstanding).So the financing deal closed today (a week late because their lawyer's office screwed a few things up along the way).

We've given her everything she needs, multiple times, but she claimed she didn't have an email (she's 45 and has an active facebook page), then she claimed she didn't have a computer (free at the local library) and that she couldn't figure out the forms (several organizations are specifically set up to help her and we've offered to help her in the office).

I bought a condo in Southern California and now I have to return back home to Northern California as our office is opening back up.

Check with your escrow officer if they have a 1031 exchange agent they work with and be sure to run your situation directly with them.

Make sure to check with the local zoning office to make sure that short term renting is legal..

It's always good to have a bit of knowledge going into talking to other real estate investors, loan officers, lawyers, etc.

I could be off on this number so you would need to check with your loan officer, but I believe you must occupy the home 14 days or the equivalent of 10% of the days you will have it rented in order to qualify for a 2nd home loan.