Oopsies in retirement are harder to recover from.One other option (either with 1031 sales or not) would be to sell your primary and take that exclusion tax-free. 

**Please excuse any grammar errors I am using talk to text Dragon software***Feel free to chime in on the following topic I would like to get feedback from others.

I had one guy who would cut up trees  because he liked the firewood but I didn't ask him to or provide him with tools.

One property owner said he didn't do that, which gave them free reign to move the sign anywhere on the property.

We sold the duplex for $515k and are working on being in a debt-free lifestyle before jumping back into real estate.Lessons learned?

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If a subcontractor is not performing well, we recommend terminating their services immediately and paying them for the work done to avoid any negative impact on your reputation. hope this helps feel free to ask me anything.

Anytime, feel free to reach out anytime and I am happy to give you my thoughts.