Sorry for the delayed reply,eastern NC got hit with an ice/snow storm and well,the properties come first.James-The trust route is something we are strongly considering,we only have 1 child and are also considering a % transferred yearly.Sorta scared of the owner finance route,young enough a lot of notes might mature before needs stop and,getting out of property business and getting into the banking business.Yonah-Thanks for the offer,Let us get a little more educated and decide needs and such,then I'll take you up on it.Tommy-We did a 1031 last year and our health ins has gone through the roof.The property had a note to be paid off and we think that since we didn't exchange ALL the proceeds that the note amt was added to our income and did this.Gotta talk to our CPA and see if this was the cause,and how to avoid it in the future.We have talked to property mgr co. in our area and between their fees,taxes,ins,vacancies and maintenance there wouldn't be a lot of meat on the bone left to live on.Ron-Agreed,trust is top consideration.Dave-Great detailed advice,but very deep (as should be).Need to start addressing each subject on it's own that you listed and get on paper before asking experts.

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