Ideally it should not be you, since that would unravel the whole purpose of an LLC.

Or, this could be a huge can of works that requires significant time and money for HIM to unravel.

I was just down at the city planing department discussing plans to subdivide and what type of density is allowed for the zone - then little by little the onion peels came unraveling as the city began to go over all of the different department i would need to check with - all the different fees involved at the various levels   of construction - and none of it was a guarantee that it would be approved without having to dump thousands of more dollars into the project.

Bunches of 1031s start in one state and end in another anywayRegarding your CPA - the best CPA will not be located in your state necessarily but will be the best at unravelling the fed code while understanding filing in your state. 

Ryan,So there is a lot to unravel here. 

Once you land your first one it’s like everything you have read and heard slowly start to unravel.

We're gearing up to buy our first property and we've also a unique situation surrounding a property on my wife's side of the family that we're looking to unravel.

Sub too.. now the seller does not have title.. the middle man trying to make the delta has no way to cure.. and the low downpayment new buyer defaults and is squatting since its not a credit issue for them and it takes a year or more to unravel..so caution..

You do need to read how to operate an LLC to to avoid making mistakes that could unravel the protection an LLC gives. 

I wasted too much time trying to unravel made up stories from crazy people.