Here are my reasons for a cash argument:The only reason to “partner” with a bank is because you don’t have enough free capital to do the deal on your ownIn exchange for your partnership, while you do retain 100% of the appreciation, you are still giving up a share of your profit/returnIf for example you net 10k/month in rent on a property, and pay 9k/month in interest, you are paying a 90% “tax” on this income to the bankIf the argument is “you’re not paying the interest, the tenants are” and “why would you want to be taxed at up to 50% on that income when you can write off most of it”, then you have to compare apples to apples and say “well I’m not paying the taxes on that income, my tenants are”wouldn’t you rather pay taxes on extra income/return you wouldn’t normally be making, than pay 90% in interest + up to 50% taxes on the remaining 10% you net?

I’d rather have a slightly lower return in exchange for a safer, less risky investment

I've had a lot of clients run into trouble trying to 1031 exchange a single property for multiple SFR.

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I like your #2 to 1031 exchange up to better class properties but always go for cash flow.

If you are trading up when you sell you could use a 1031 exchange and avoid recapture altogether. 

Helen ZOn the side note, I would love to receive some referrals for 1031 exchange company that I can use for this 1031 exchange deal. 

Then, I had a foreign exchange student open up a laundry service....with my water, electricity and machines.

The question is with the sale proceeds I receive for the 50% sale of the interest in the property can I do a 1031 tax exchange and purchase another investment property and how can i go about doing this, if possible or is there another solution. 

It's fact almost all investment assets do not exchange hands in their respective markets "at the bottom".