The banks love to lend to people who do not need their funds and even then the paperwork is ridiculous and the time one must wait for a decision makes many investments (especially great real estate deals) impossible. 

I will admit the first few I was Ridiculously scared..in my mind I kept saying I'll hang them up once all the cars go by, but the cars never going to stop it was a beautiful Sunday.

When I opened up my email to check the comps I did not believe the value the comps were showing so I went to the county site to see what moron was paying these ridiculously high prices.

Stay in the home you enjoy and refinance your residence at 80% LTV to lock in these ridiculously low 30 yr fixed rates.

Which I find ridiculous, their inspection was 2 days after closing of course the house was vacant , and on the roof, the roof passed inspection and is about 7-8 years old and I haven't seen any roofs(besides new) that don't have some stains or minor discoloration.Obviously this is a loser company.But my question to you is.

You're right that if people know you are under the gun, they'll ask ridiculous prices, which will negate any advantages to a 1031.If I was selling a SFH to fund a purchase, I would try to avoid the normal time constraints of a 1031.

And just in case you think I'm picking in you unfairly, I'll mention the truly ridiculous requirements necessary to become a home improvement contractor like me -- no competency test or exam, have a general liability policy, good to go!

It's ridiculous low for 2nd position.

If they're not open to my ridiculously low verbal offer, seeing the house isn't going to change that. 

Hopefully some knowledgeable people jump in.A lot of the time, it seems like the ridiculous or trivial repair requests will often turn into a back and forth argument, creating tension.