I wanted to have the same title company for the entire process and was fortunate to find ETS as they would know from the beginning everything about the exchange and the parties involved and were licensed in both states where the sale and purchase transactions occurred.My initial conversations with Dave still left me with questions but only those that I did not know what to ask having not gotten to the different phases of this entire process.

I’m now focused on expanding my portfolio, especially through multifamily conversions and exploring commercial real estate deals.

I just listened to Michael Baum on the podcast and decided to actually look at the forums...This has been an interesting conversation to read through.

A good sit-down conversation with the tax professional should shed some light on the topic and help you determine the next steps.

@Gabriel Pietryka If I were you I would find a developer that has already completed an office to condo conversion, and form a partnership.

I do not have any affiliation with others locally or anything either to discuss, willing and open to knowledge and conversations!

We do have a servicer.I finally had a conversation with my JV and said just foreclose since the borrower would not return calls, emails, any form of contact.Borrower did response when a DIL was presented (oddly enough) and agreed to a DIL but has yet to sign the papers.

., put all your best properties in 1 LLC and worst ones in another, or conversely, only put 1 good property in each LLC with 1 bad property). 

With your next brokerage, make sure you start this process with the very first conversation...record every communication and save every email / text from day one. 4.

After a good stretch in real estate, I’ve found that the best deals often come from great conversations.