The problem is that the best Books about Real Estate Math is virtually unknown and certainly not a best seller.

@Gordon Starr, Hand grenade math - Looks like your gain without a 1031 would be around 19K. 

It's all about relationships and 5th grade math. 

I'm trying to figure out the math on a privately funded real estate deal and would appreciate your help. 

The market looks good and based on my math I was able to find some decent investments (from what I can tell).I'm really looking for some boots on the ground to help me with the process of understanding the Cincinnati area and finding a good property/property manager/contractorThnx

Doing the amortization math, it looks like it would really only save me $8,000 on the life of the loan.

It's all about math.

Some more savvy renters will of course do the math and figure out that it’s a decent deal... but I think you’ll miss out on a lot of potentials with the “much higher” monthly rent.

--The volume of short sales available is probably about 10% of what it once was (same with reo's).....there are More people wanting to try it like yourself.....do the math.

I would rather enjoy money that I actually have and can put to work.Overall it was a simple math decision for me.