Im happy to share any info I have based on my personal expierences along with my referl network.

According to the person doing the survey, one of my neighbors was about 3 feet inside of our property.

They are not typically designed to create a profit for the person running it, although frequently that person does well on the deals that come through the REIA's membership.

All transactions involving your IRA must be "arm's length," meaning that you or any other "disqualified person" can't be involved directly or indirectly, and that is not the case as you described above. 

A 1031 exchange is only an option if the properties you're selling and the property you're buying are for business use (generally, that means they have to be rental properties, used for your business, or held strictly for appreciation and not used for personal use). 

References and feed back needs verified. 

I'm in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area and can refer other markets in NC if you have one in mind :)

If people refer you to someone be sure to check those references because it may be their second or third best option.

That person is brokering without a license.

Just to clear a few things, I am not an OOS investor as I reside in Bonita Springs.I do agree that my range is probably a bit high there, thank you for your reference number.And yes, have full faith that my FIL will be able to meet all compliance standards.