Good afternoon everyone.Looking for some insight on direct mail.

You may, however, need to do extra work if not all partners selling will be participating in the purchase in the exchange - not all gains are tax deferred.

Thanks for your insight.

Even if you get the property you will now pay taxes on the gain as it doesn't get "stepped up" as it would be in a will.I believe your stepdad owns the home outright and you really have no rights to it, but hopefully a lawyer will tell you differently

Do you have any experience \ success in making an offer on multiple properties in order to gain higher discounts?

But if you live in the area and are able to I think you should strongly consider listing it yourself, as @Curt Smith said you will gain valuable experience and you are motivated to get a good tenant, an agent is incentivised to get the place filled and get his fee. 

Thanks for the insight @Steve Vaughan I figured as much when working with a Jack and Jill. 

When you have a clear definition of the tenant base, you gain clarity on which strategies to pursue and can provide a better product to the market, which tends to improve one's odds of success. 

Are there capital gains tax problems/options here based on their selling of the condo - profit or not?

I need to analyze my financial situation to see when is better to pay capital gain taxes on our rental property we are selling- this year or next.