Your net sale price will be your gross sale price of $450,000 less your routine selling expenses such as your broker's commission, title insurance costs, escrow or attorney closing fees, recording fees, 1031 Exchange fee, etc. 

And I'm here to stay.Btw, by "mentor" I meant someone who's willing to teach in exchange for thousands of dollars upfront and a bunch of other undisclosed fees during the program.

Is 1031 exchange a plausible option?

They agree to that in exchange for me letting them out early.

It is monetary compensation to the seller in exchange for a due diligence period, the said compensation is non-refundable if the option is exercised and if not exercised it is credited to the price of the property at the closing.

When I hit 65 and want to retire I have something that has a.) cash-flow, b.) the opportunity to refinance and pull cash out, and/or c.) something that I can 1031 into something more "cash-flow friendly" for my retirement years when my marginal tax burden won't be as high.That said, I think of the real challenges for a lot of investors is that they would have to be able to make it through a "bad time" if they bought a property with no, zero, or negative cash-flow. 

Maybe we can grab some lunch and exchange ideas. 

I looked on Costar for individuals who have done 1031 Exchanges, viewed alternative websites who act as either a brokerage and/or listing service, contacted my local networks, LinkedIn requested hedge fund managers, etc.

I've also read about "booze exchanges" where there's a "take a bottle, leave a bottle" policy. 

Personally, I’m happy to exchange money for knowledge and helping to speed up the building of systems that will accelerate my growth.