1031 into properties with more upside.

Also you need to research "Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI)".Together, FA & FAPI, are the basis for eliminating Canadian usage of US 1031 Exchanges.Here is a link to a presentation (no affiliation) to get you started but you really need an US / Cdn tax accountant for this stuff.

They're simply paying less on the listing side, in exchange for less service. 

I originally thought we wouldn't be able to 1031 exchange it... but now I'm wondering if we can.

I would guess they are selling both properties at the same time in order to buy a larger property through a 1031.

I met with 4 folks and we exchanged bundles of business cards.  

The closest equivalent that I know of is a 1031 exchange.

so i have been working on building my marketing plan and I plan on hitting NYC area my family is in nyc and so am i right now and i guess you could call me an opportunist with lots of spare time so i want to use wholesaling techniques to snatch off market deals cutting out all the middle men involved and yea fixing and flipping them for now as i have a limited source of capital at the moment although eventually i will be holding multi families for rental income...My plan is to find a broker or agent willing to pay a monthly fee (equivelant to my advertising cost) in exchange for a steady stream of referrals for all the motivated sellers who call me but are not willing to work with me at my price or have a move in ready home and want to sell at market value which is clearly not what i am looking for....there are so many empty billboards in NYC but i will probably start out with a 3x12 Banners that i can have made for free at the moment and find willing commercial business owners in industrial areas with a high traffic count...

(registering means they get your name & phone # for cold calls) As we walk in to grab our seats A slick talking salesman (who kind of looks like Armando) was already talking about Armando's back story & how he was broke living in a garage with his young family.Real eye watering stuff.Armando frustrated with his misfortunes goes out & approaches investors offering free work in exchange for mentorship.

I have a SFH with equity that I will be selling and 1031 exchanging for a commercial/mult-family property.