This is a 1-year commitment, not a lifetime sentence, although if you buy right you could be stacking the cheddar for decades from your first househack.

I don't believe you have to commit to signing up with them either. 

Any building you get with a low or no down payment loan you will be required to owner occupy for a year to avoid committing mortgage fraud.

They are making you work harder, make them work harder back, but apply your policies consistently.FORM TO REQUEST AN ASSISTANCE ANIMALWe are committed to granting reasonable accommodations when necessary to afford persons with disabilities the equal opportunity to use and enjoy our rental properties.Under the Fair Housing Act, a person with a disability is defined as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

VR's can be a really good source of income, however, managing them can be a bit more than some people are willing to commit to. 

It is like a marriage but without the commitment.

That strategy will make your partner a disqualified person(partner) so you most likely would be committing  a prohibited transaction by buying him out. 

Found it hard to find deals with demand so way ahead of supply, but then to be fair I didn’t really commit to investing in finding deals. 

I would like to obtain the remaining proceeds of about 248K but am now getting the impression that by committing all the proceeds to the 1031 as I did, that somehow appears that we are looking at a full taxable payment of 395K if we do not make a purchase of that amount...or at least to the $353K amount. 

Congratulations on your commitment to give back.