$1500 does not sound steep to me, as long as the document being created is all-inclusive and intelligently crafted.  

Sometimes this strategy is used in low interest rate environments to help reduce your monthly debt service.

Sell our primary home in long island and my mom uses the money to 1031 exchange towards a more expensive property in south florida (close to miami or fort lauderdale) ideally a multi family where we can use rental income to pay off the loan we would need to take out to finance the difference. i.e. 750k towards a 1M property, and so 250k loanJust unsure about the current environment and getting into a BRRR with rates so high.

This isn't inclusive but should give you a good start.

Tough to navigate the tenant-friendly regulatory environment. 

In this environment, I think the boat has sailed for these opportunities in the area. 

This isn't inclusive but should give you a good start.

In a very high interest rate environment it makes sense to pay down early.

A great example is one of the most recent retail apocalypse victims ToysR-US....one of the x-executives is already opening up on a limited basis, smaller refined format toy stores, that are much more "experiential" based retail, where momy and the the little rugrats can really play with the toys and kill a few hours in a climate controlled safe environment, while at the same time load up on all the toys they were just playing with and are not bogged down by outdated oversized overpriced leases.

KC has had more than double the urban development of Tucson over the years and it enjoys a far superior urban environment, local economy, and growth of it’s urban core.