Is that a choice I can make or is it that when I choose to follow one it's always followed.ThanksDaria B

Hi @William Brooks, there are plenty to choose from and most are free. 

Sometimes a lender will accept that.You could put as a condition in the contract that seller is to pay for a phase one report on behalf of the borrower and the borrower gets to choose the engineering firm to complete the report.Have you checked the EPA site to see if this is known to be close to a contaminated area already??

Not sure if the 90 hours of study time still applies if you choose the online route...

Offer to him three other options to help him wrap his head around that he will be transitioning out of the place, then let him choose one. 

However, you can choose either to deduct or to capitalize certain other costs.

Violate them if you so choose.

That should not be discouraging to you, just do a reality check with what you want and how you want to get there.If you do choose to go to turnkey route, there are a number of good providers that will walk you through the process.

Generally, reputable, qualified and experienced exchange companies will charge somewhere between $5,000 and $8,000 for a standard Reverse 1031 Exchange. 

You have to build some type of reputation before someone decides to kick in thousands of dollars with you.Your other alternative is FHA or Owner financing.