This is in comparison to a rental where the government is not your co-signor.

Way too many rentals in Frisco and at super low prices. 

In order to defer all tax in a 1031 you must purchase at least as much as your net sale and use all of the proceeds from the sale in your purchase. 

Even google doesn’t have a street view of the house, so I need to be conservative here.Do I have any leverage in this situation?

This is made possible by them setting up a Tenants In Common (TIC) structure.Has anyone done this before?

Hard money (multiple lenders such as Easy , Griffin, etc) all quoting barely 80% of purchase price so I will still have to come in with 20% (deal limiting if I am also putting all the money in for rehab).

This is definitely a nice tool to have if you want to use it to buy a new property in all cash, but keep in mind that you'll need some type of takeout loan after the purchase to payoff the Heloc.

May I ask in what area you provide rentals?

Hello, I am an investor in the Greenville market but been hearing good things about STRs in Columbia.

Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville’s score: 83.30/100Huntsville is the most populous city in Alabama, but its population is still under 225,000.