At that point it will be time for me to sell gold/silver (if it is not contraband), and exchange it for something else of value.

It is the lender that dictates these terms and you that accepts or turns down his/her terms of repayment in exchange for the monies that you recieve.This is true wheather or not it is private money, hard money, or conventional money.

1031 Simultaneous Exchange: The like-kind replacement property and sold property both close concurrently in simultaneous 1031 exchange.

Do you have time this week to exchange information?

I am looking to move forward on a 1031 exchange and trying to decide on a "Qualified Intermediary".

There are a lot of variables to the answer but the easy answer is that a bankruptcy filing does not prevent a bank from releasing their lien in exchange for a short payoff.

Except for 1031 exchange - are there any loopholes?

I wager a $2 bill he'll say no.

A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is a person who, for a compensation or in expectation of a compensation, regardless of the form or time of payment, does or negotiates to do one or more of the following acts for another or others:(a)Sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, solicits prospective sellers or purchasers of, solicits or obtains listings of, or negotiates the purchase, sale or exchange of real property or a business opportunity....So, if there is no compensation and no expectation of compensation, you are not a broker, by definition.

I think it's a great strategy to buy smaller buildings and exchange them into larger cash flowing assets.