Normally this boot would be taxable but since you qualify for the 121 exemption your accountant files the appropriate form with your tax return and that $500K is tax free.Meanwhile the remainder of the gain ($300K ish) and all depreciation recapture go into the 1031.  

You might be able to file a complaint with the city for safety violations, but I would ask the landlord to fix it first.Again, my advice is to first come current with rent.

Filing with the state is easy, and you can absolutely do it yourself if you don't need anything special.

Like the title says I own 4 properties most of them are under 100k value, and I rent them all out. I recently started investing in real estate and I have been learning as I go. I read that it is a good idea to have pr...

, so nothing involving refinancing out of a private mortgage is included.TLDR here is the form that the private lender is being asked to fill out (if I really wanted to google around, I'd find the one from fanniemae.com, which this isn't, but it'll be close to the same if not identical) --> https://help.jmaclending.com/hc/files/11272354/12124295/1/1548800976976/Verification+of+Mortgage+Rent+%28VOR+VOM%29.pdfThe other 99% of the time, the existing mortgage appears on your credit report, and/or it's a big institution that's servicing it, between those two things and computers you never end up needing that old fashioned form.

Have you had to file a claim against Arcana?

Sometimes they recommend an "ERISA" full blown 401(k) for the added benefit of stronger bankruptcy protections.  

It's a big portion of your owners' manual.https://housing.az.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Landlord-Tenant-Act-ADOH-Publication-July-2018_0.pdf33-1375(B) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice givento the other at least thirty days prior to the periodic rental date specified in the noticeIf they cannot produce valid leases, then they are month-to-month tenants. 

I was wondering if you knew what happens to a tax lien if the owner filed bankruptcy.

@Kenneth Mooney not much of an accountant I’ve always filed my taxes through TurboTax.