What are ways to offer added value to a seller in exchange for a price point that helps you meet your intended Cash on Cash ROI?

You would put a deed of trust on the property (ie a mortgage) and sign a promissory note in exchange for the loan by the investor.

So, if I sell the single family unit house for $1.2M, could I exchange for a 5+ unit commercial property? 

If your intersted here is the IP Trace I did for the IP address I tracked down from the email exchange I did with this personhttps://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/209.85.220.41Please do your dudiligence before sending any money to anyone. 

People tend to forget that "cash" is a medium of exchange and that labor is a valued resource.

What do you do if you give him a lease at below market rent, in exchange for the work, then you aren't satisfied with the work?

New construction or development by definition is higher risk, and therefore the investors accept a higher level of risk in exchange for a greater rate of return on their investment. 

Do people usually hire an attorney to help with a 1031 exchange or is working with a QI enough? 

Great for record keeping, info exchange between management and tenants and its free to use.

I've heard a lot about the benefits of depreciation and forcing as much into it when you first buy the property, but how does depreciation recapture work and is it something that most investors ignore because they plan on doing a 1031 exchange?