If it is already earmarked for something else you may end up doing a lot of research for no reason.

The money he's going after to help fund the stadium is the same money that is ear marked for the LVCC project...which just so happens to compete with his Sands Expo for conventions.

After all is said and done and we've completed the refinance, we will likely have a property cashflowing ~ $500 per month before repairs/capex/vacancy.We will get about $30K from the refi which we have earmarked to pay back the bulk of the loan to our family member.

This year I have it earmarked for new staining - so I expect to finish the year around $11,000 in profit or so.

Earmark another ~50k for the variances. 

Any way to earmark the loan proceeds to outstanding obligations?

How Do people earmark money for different things like cap expenditures, repairs , etc.  

If you're working with a turn key company, get them to earmark upcoming properties to you.

I have moved funds earmarked for REI into dividend paying stocks. 

If you're going to work with a turn key company, communicate fully with them so that they can work within your 1031 deadlines and possibly earmark properties for you.