They will do all the foot work necessary on your behalf.In your position, with the markets as high as they are and potentially a market adjustment on the horizon, I would be selling not holding SFHs at this time.

All parties have to be identified but we always prepare notices to be handed out at closing to avoid any possibility of a listing broker from using that info to their advantage.Most standard MLS contracts will have pre printed addendums or check the boxes to give parties the option to do 1031s without requiring a separate addendum that reveals your hand. 

Good afternoon everyone,I have a question for anyone/everyone that is willing to ponder it.I have been looking for something posted on strategies and techniques for positioning yourself for taking advantage of market contractions and downward curves etc.There has been a lot of talk and articles written (for over a year now) about the impending "bursting real estate bubble".

If you move forward with purchasing a rental property this year, I would try and have someone sign a lease that gets you closer to spring expiration (i.e. 18 month lease) so that when the lease expires you'll be positioned at a higher demand time of year.Happy analyzing, and best of luck finding a deal!

@Aaron ChristenGood afternoon Aaron, So I was looking at your budgets and noticed that you have only 1% dedicated to your CapEx.

.- If costs are high, send out a letter saying you noticed a spike and that you will be scheduling an inspection to look for issues with the property, like leaks. 

However, it needs to be able to achieve Positive Cash Flow once you move out.  

My thinking with that is my negotiating position would be pretty terrible if the investor was providing money AND risk. 

The seller told me that she never received the notice (she pays the taxes on her mother's house and currently rents it).

Shows a decent area in Trulia but income appears to be in mid 30K annually- refer to justicemaps.org.Duplex has both floors rented currently and is cash flow positive at this time.