(Compared to Southern California anyway) I’m looking at deals analyzing ARV driving neighborhoods.

Prior to that I have had careers in consumer finance and investment management. 

And the other thing you can say to the Seller is, "since they are only $100 it should be easy for you to get them prior to close!" 

In April due to life circumstance I bought out my last remaining partner and now am a 100% shareholder but am in the process of dissolving the LLC and doing a quit claim deed to transfer title to my name.Question # 1 does a quit claim deed from a LLC to a personal holder of title affect the 1031 if it is done prior to closing (even though the quit claim deed was filed during escrow)I am trying to purchase a property with the "intent as a rental" though (in over 2 years) we may choose to do a "conversion" into a primary residence and definitely plan to keep the new property longer than 5 years.Question # 2 does the new 2018 tax law have any bearings on this plan.  

She eventually left without incident, one month lost rent.Now, if YOU file the eviction prior to her 30 days being up, she will have a cause of action against YOU for retaliation, and may be able to extend her occupancy for FREE!!!

My income is also in the top percentile so I do live well but compared to what I make I live frugally. 

The tenant I inherited was a bit  behind on rent with the prior owner, I was getting ready to start the eviction process once I closed and had figured out my options. 1.

Very easy to pull a bad comparables if your Realtor doesn’t know what he’s or she doing.  

Figure out who you are and compare that to the personality needed for out of state investing.

The situation you have described above does not involve either securities or people with no prior relationship.