This is an extreme example, but it exists.

The house is an extreme hoarder house.

The house is an extreme hoarder house.

This will help you to recognize a good  property more quickly when it pops up after your sale and you'll feel more comfortable pulling the trigger.2.

Which is what preventing me from pulling the trigger.

I actually don’t know if he has any real estate investments but he came recommended from a financial advisor I know and Mark has done us extremely well the past two years. 

I also found 1031 to MF is extremely difficult and time-sensitive.I've calculated with ADU addition as well, if the property is added with ADU, the gross income is double; but if one do 1031 to multiple smaller home OOS, the gross income is tripled.For MF, rather than 1031, I prefer just to do MF syndication with debt or equity offering.

After more than 9 months of searching, connecting with Realtors and crunching numbers, I found a beautiful, brand new development and pulled the trigger on my first short term rental investment property.

Definitely have the water company check it out because that seems extreme. 

I would be extremely surprised if one units electric was powering a electric water heater for two units.