The next owner was a hope-to-be flipper, but the project never got off the ground and afterward exchanged hands a few more times until I picked it up from the most recent owner.

As far as whether RI is good or bad in general, I think you can have good or bad investments anywhere, it just depends on how you buy and the numbers.If you mean relative to another area, well it’s kind of like currency exchanges - you have to be specific about which other area you want to compare it against.

Take advantage of the capitol gains, do a 1031 exchange for an Apartment building.

I recommend considering a 1031 exchange scenario into a multi family in Spokane or Spokane Valley.

He is trying to complete a 1031 exchange and we will be doing a conventional loan. 

After doing this for several months, I noticed that I was spending a lot of my limited time sharing information, giving advice, helping people analyze deals, giving the names of my contacts to others, etc. and then the people would just go away after they got what they wanted and I wasn’t getting much out of the exchange.

There are companies who offer Delaware Statutory Trust investments for 1031 exchanges.

@Alex MaoOn a 1031 exchange, I think you you have identify a new property within 45 days and close on it within 180.

This would simply be called a partial exchange (sometimes done on purpose but same thing if on accident like yours). 

I once had a portly tenant imply sex in exchange for her not having the rent.