Pick a lender who can actually close on time, communicate well, and help you structure deals, not just quote you the cheapest number.

Quote from @Samuel Shemtov: I’ve been making some phone calls to agents and I’d say only 1/5 actually stay on the line to talk.With the rest it seems things are going well until I mention that I’m an investor.Why?

If your unit is well-furnished and in a convenient location, you’ll likely see solid occupancy.

Well, this article says otherwise. 

-manage the selling of current property-"manage" the 1031 exchange (I use the word "manage" loosely here since it would involve an org to help with this)-manage the purchase of the new property-manage insurance, invoices, the loan, distributions, etc on an ongoing basisAre there any liability or qualifications I need to be aware of as well? 

They also have an online portal that seems to work well.

Well explained @Alan Asriants1031 is the obvious answer.

I’ve had a good number of successful investments in my 47 year real estate investing career, as well as more than a few bad ones.  

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I'd definitely recommend getting started there as well.