Team up with the tenant to achieve your mutual goal which is to have a successful relationship including between the tenants and the relationship you have with them.

After helping close more than 7000 unique credit and real estate transactions, there are simple secrets and in this series.

So to complete the 1031 successfully you'll want to look at amounts and make %s work around the amounts.

I just finished a deal and am in the middle of another where the buyer and seller knew each other, and they are having me handle the transaction.

The leasing or rental of units in those two family homes in which the owner occupies one apartment of that home as his residence is not covered by this law unless: The homeseeker or renter is a recipient of public assistance or housing subsidy; or,The leasing or rental process utilized the services of a person or organization whose business includes engaging in residental real estate related transactions; or,The availability of such unit is made known by making, printing, publishing, or causing to be made printed or published any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the rental of such a unit that indicates any preference limitation, exclusion or discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, children, marital status, handicap, veteran status, or public assistance or housing subsidy recipiency.The following text is effective 07/01/93  

This will help us achieve our goals faster in the we can build both long term security and wealth and do more short term transactional work to help me transition from my day job down the road and become a developer.

Congratulations and I wish you luck on your journey to success. 

You don't have to "work for a broker" but you do need a broker to hang your license with, train you (taking and passing the test does little to train you in the actual application of being a successful agent), and provide errors and omissions insurance.

So, my opinion (Not legal or financial advice) is, do whatever you need to do to put money in the bank so you can make this a cash transaction.

I was hoping to find someone here on bigger pockets who is familiar with investing and could also help me with my first few transactions.