I see he uses some of my marketing material for attorneys but I don't mind him doing that.The simple truth about probate training is that, IMHO, you need enough education to recognize what you have when your marketing has put an opportunity in your lap.

When I buy deals, I can usually recognize them before I ever get out of my chair at my desk. 

Think of a DST as a seller financing transaction where you're both the seller and buyer.You're "selling" the property to a trust, which must pay you (the individual) back in installments over time, at which point you (the individual) will recognize capital gains and pay tax on those gains as the money is received.453 DSTs are also generally more costly to complete and maintain.You also may not be able to defer all depreciation recapture with the 453 DST.The time constraint on a 1031 exchange isn't as short as it sounds.

You could offer them a gift card and recognize the mistake made.

I hope this might help as each property is unique, and housing courts in each county may differ but this lease in Minnesota State wide recognized.

However, your value as an investor is the ability to recognize below market property values or rents.  

People used to say Delaware and nevada because those were the first states to recognize LLC’s.

@Christopher Dunson - My guess is that the uncertified funds are because they aren't seasoned long enough for the underwriter that will be closing the loan, or they are tied up in a 401k or some other asset type that they wont recognize.

I don't recognize the name... 

That's one reason I'm not a big fan of mixing personal and rental use - it gets too complicated for tax purposes, and it's too easy to lose your personal residence tax exemption.The way I see it, you have a few options:1) Sell w/ seller finance, and recognize your gains over the term pro rata w/ the proceeds from the sale.2) Move back in for 2 years, then sell as a personal residence?