@Cheryl J McGrath  Personally I don't see why any RTO buyer would enter into an agreement  and put down money if you don't own the house yet. 

Looking to connect with like-minded individuals on this platform, or those who have gone before me and can share their Dos and Don'ts from their own experience.

Your 1031 will ultimately be only as good as the individuals directly assigned to your exchange.  

I handle St Augustine/Ponte Vedra/Palm Coast but can certainly help with Jacksonville and based on your goals there may be other opportunities to explore.To cover off insurance from previous comments, the market has changed and it is competitive with new carriers entering the market. 

Renting an individual room is all but guaranteed to be cheaper than them renting a 1/1 apartment alone.

While I agree the rent by the room strategy can be great if you know how to manage it well, from a lending perspective, a lot of 30 year DSCR note buyers won't allow properties with individual room leases, so it could make refinancing more challenging. 

Most reverse exchanges are done with cash from the client or a private loan of some sort from an individual or a portfolio bank.When your old property sells you will have that cash in your account to purchase the new property. 

Since they can't do each property individually, they use comparable sales to make broad generalizations to determine percent changes.

Giving away the place cheap only creates more work for yourself screening lower income individuals, and attracts scammers.

There have been some big players entering the PM market and a lot more interest in acquisitions of smaller PM operations.