If I was a tenant I wouldn't allow a landlord to connect to my wifi network for free.- Tenants should be wary of a landlord freely allowing prospective tenants to tour their occupied units without supervision.

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To expand on what @Michael Plaks stated - yes you most likely can do a 1031, the next question is you should be asking if you should do a 1031.It isn't free to do a 1031 - you don't want to spend $2k in fees to have a temporary deferral of what would have been $4k of tax. 

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.), ask tons of questions, and figure out how to hang out with people who are doing what you want to do (add value, work for free, do anything to get that experience.What area of Chicago are you looking to invest in?

I'm sure there are more ways that syndicates operate so please, feel free to share your syndication experiences and your knowledge on the process.

I don’t know if it would be worth it to do a 1031 after only a year unless you’re buying both properties for much less than their worth assuming 10% in selling costs (which might offfset any tax savings over just selling the contract) if the property goes from $100k to $110k by next year your taxable gain will already be zero after selling costs.if you plan to sell soon anyway  I think I’d lean towards just selling the contract and freeing up the money, saving loan and interest costs.

I want to be free to do what I want in my 40s with my family and guide my children now, not in my 50 or 60s.