Or exchanging for another property with a 1031 after the 5 year window for capital gains.

First stop was the cracked heat exchanger on the furnace , I get the home inspector to show me the crack .........................  

As a host, I've been personally called by AirBnB to host guests who had their original reservations cancelled in the surrounding area, so that's been reassuring to know that they would go those lengths to help guests out of unfortunate situations, particularly important if it's in a foreign country (I've never had this happen to me personally when I was abroad though as I was lucky with great hosts).

I am extremely interested in exchanging contact information, making connections, getting coffee/lunch to discuss visions/goals.

Foreign/domestic investors buying overpriced assets, interest rates going up, and a tightening of credit standards... which we are already seeing a hint of.How is almost every MSA not in a bubble?

I look foward to chatting with some of you.Cheers,Shawn :)Welcome to the forum mate,I always stress to every foreign investor to focus more on the people rather than the stats/demographics of an area or a deal.Establishing the right relationships with key people here in the US will either make or brake your investments.Thanks and much success

Buy large assets, control the capital accumulation for an extended period, exchange, repeat.  

Plus, I only have 20% in exchange funds.

I help my clients build and manage their rental income portfolios using a local network of contacts that can help with management, financing, exchange, design, improvements and much more. 

Consideration must be exchanged for a transaction to be legal.Instead of searching high and low forever, folks would have been better off learning about creative problem solving and building their toolbox while they saved some money.