Quote from @Dave Foster: @Blake M Pursel, If you want to do a 1031 exchange you will have to sell your old property before you take title to your new property. 

Exactly what @David Lee Hall, III said - you're going to be in a huge rush of emotion (I know it's a business but we're all human) and you're going to forget things when you get home.Document every little thing cause you'll have questions later.  

I grew up watching my mom flip, unfortunately she didn’t have time for us, and we ended up in foster care. 

We would plan to notify them of this change 90 days prior to the lease expiration.Thoughts, my husband is letting his emotions get in the way. 

Manage property as a professional (eg; remove your personal emotions)Challenges: Human factors will ALWAYS come to play !

I'm doing this to help new would-be investors get over their emotional/psychological hurdles to take that first big step all of us took to be RE investors. 

I'm doing this to help new would-be investors get over their emotional/psychological hurdles to take that first big step all of us took to be RE investors.

But, @Dave Foster probably has a good read on your situation and will likely weigh in. 

@Dave Foster thank you very much. 

@Dave Foster will be along in a little while to give you the experts answer.