GC's should not be banks - have the borrower get a loan from a bank to pay the GC (this is what I would do if I was the GC)

So I said its probably best to just pay the tax.If an investor overpay a ton, just to save on taxes, most likely they'll be inflicting significant financial damage to their portfolio… it’s probably best to opt out and pay the tax.1031s aren't structured in a way that makes someone "overpay" - it mainly comes down to poor planning which puts them in that situationNever let the tax tail wag the dog!

At the new price, I believe it will sell in the next 30 to 60 days.I don't understand why the mortgage company would prefer to take a loss on a short sale instead of allowing me to defer a couple of payments in order to sell it and pay them back in full.Can anyone explain this and do you have any suggestions as to how I should proceed? 

I made pizzas on Friday and Saturday nights all through college and it didn't even feel like work.I would also sign up for one (and only one) credit card, not use it that much, and make sure you pay it off every month. 

These are a list of my lessons and challenges along the way:*Pay someone to rip up the tile in a house!

Its just finding the time, but when a finance guy tells me to sell at this point I need to trust them. 

IIf you are paying a flat price to get the house painted , who cares how much paint he uses , as long as its done .

If your main driver is saving money please pay the professionals.

Now you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

He might have to sell the properties to pay off all the debt.