You should also note that a 1031 exchange does not allow you to avoid taxes, only to defer them.

There is nothing like actually buying your first home and learning from that but you can definitely avoid many mistakes by reading and learning from others. 

The best way to avoid issues is by being up front with an owner in the first place.

My real estate agent met with the sellers and took pictures of the property, and helped secure an end-buyer, making it unnecessary for me to ever view the home (other than pictures).Other Recent Posts by the Professional Investors GuildThe Role of Fear in Real Estate Investing - Friend or Foe?

If I sell my stocks, is there a way to avoid paying capital gains tax?  

It is SOP in these cases to have another agent in your office be the "official" buyer's agent, to avoid this. 

I have found that way we can avoid having to pay capital gains tax on the profits when the house sells.

Hopefully people do their research, read this and avoid TD Bank.

I'm I right to avoid the seller.

I run comparisons for 90 days only, actively hit the streets and personally go out and talk compassionately and empathetically to home owners in foreclosure to work with them in offering a potential exit strategy, avoiding foreclosure for many homeowners and saving homeowners in foreclosure a ton of stress.