Obviously that is not the only way to approach the situation but I think it's not a bad way to go about it.

My bad experience has been the renter hardly ever cleaned the house and after the end of the year, renter moved into the next clean house and left me the mess.

Prices went up a ton since the crash even more than L.A I remember houses even under $50k or so that weren’t in that bad shape .

From what I've seen, most out-of-state investors who struggle with turnkey struggle because either 1) the properties are in a bad area or 2) the management is poor.

The seller promptly fired back and claimed the following:I had breached the contract by “acting in bad faith” when I contacted Pizza Hut without his permission. 

If she is a good tenant and you want to keep her then try and work with her.If she is a bad tenant and you were looking to have her removed soon anyways, then this could be your opportunity.

I had to have the police give a tresspass order to a "bad kid" that was causing problems at one property, and that stopped the problem.Can you have them drop it off at the bank instead, posted to your account? 

You don’t have a “bad month” because there is always good and always bad.

The number 1 mistake I see new investors make is buying in bad neighborhoods.

All in all, the 1031 still isn't a bad tool.