I chose to releverage the desireable ones and 1031 the less desirable.I found the replacement properties mostly off market, through mail. 

If your goal is to buy, hold and cash flow SFH's are there effective ways to use private lenders to fund your acquisitions?   

I've bought a few in the past and remember there was a cause specifically stating that.Why not just double close using transactional funding? 

Honestly, it's too bad that the operating part of your dad's business does not carry with it some residual value of some sort with regards to that commanding a sale price.My hunch would be that this would be far too risky to embark on as a first go of things.Especially, from what you're mentioning this may have a large impact on the quality of your dad's retirement.If you have the funds and can structure something, the place to start would be to engage with an A/E firm to get a cost estimate generated for a concept building like you're mentioning. 

Would they also fund for rehab cost.

I have a friend looking for an attorney to help with the legal aspects of raising investment funds for the acquisition of a building for a gym in the DFW area.

Make sure the end buyer shows up at closing with the funds to purchase property and assignment fee .

Quick question on my first deal I'm trying to purchase and need some advice on what I should do moving forward. Quick Story:Found a nice quadplex in my local town that an investor is selling for cheap. Lots of attenti...

We plan to purchase the home outright with a HELOC we have out currently with plenty of access to funds left over. 

I'm thinking to sell my apartment which has appreciated significantly to fund new purchase(s).