My takeways from his book were: never, ever rent to a tenant that doesn't have 3x rent in income, avoid renting to unrelated roommates, require utility transfers before move-in, and avoid tenants with previous (esp. multiple) evictions as this is a giant red flag indicating that a person/family has intractable problems.  

A title transfer, in and of itself, prior to the auction date wouldn’t affect the auction process/sale.

My initial thinking is that we'd take over/transfer his current $350k loan. 

I have had buyers that have also sold their properties after years of owning here, but only because of work transfers.

Even if I can’t do the cash out refi, I’m confident I can resell it in this market.

As long as that's the case, you can transfer all of your other retirement accounts into the SD401k.

The net cash flow would be considerably higher, and you'd have multiple units instead of just one.My question would be concerning the tax implications if I transfer the proceeds from the sale of my parents co-op in NYC, to multiple condo/co-op units in another state - will we be taxed or would this somehow qualify for a 1031 exchange??

Maricopa County's online GIS is great for searching and  viewing parcels, but I don't know of a way to transfer that data to a printable format.Thanks!

I will do a balance transfer if my promotional 0% goes away, usually the other card has it and if you call your card provider up and ask nicely I've had them drop transfer fees. 

Here is another option we use in one community:We are set up with a major area employer for payroll deduction so the money is electronically transferred to our designated account which we have special reporting requirements arranged with the depository.