You have a far better odds at betting on red or black at the roulette table. 

In general, a 1031 exchange is only applicable for investment properties, and any personal use needs to be ancillary to the investment income it generates from rental income (I’m oversimplifying, but generally if you’re not operating this as a vacation rental and have minimal personal use, the 1031 is often off the table).Issue 2 requires some serious consideration before you move forward, and even if you feel you have a strong case there, I still think issue 1 is going to be a huge hurdle.Assuming you overcome the hurdles with the second issue, An alternative strategy to get around the first issue could potentially be using an EAT (exchange accommodation titleholder) instead of your mom taking title to the property.

You could also potentially table fund part of the loan with another lender with the right structure, but not enough info to be able to say for certain.

What percentage of listing agents are good at bringing their own buyers to the table?

Plenty exist for private lenders (which is what seller financing is) and can track payments and am tables and also do automatic electronic withdrawal (ACH debit) which helps improve the likelihood of getting paid promptly each month.

This is what we both will bring to the table. 

What is a fast way to furnish 3 beds, end tables, two couches, linens, 2 coffee tables quickly.

Even if everything feels solid now, it’s important to clearly lay out ownership percentages, who’s bringing what to the table (money, time, skills), how profits and losses are split, and what happens if one of you wants out down the line.

I suspect some less regarded index may show different results, but may as well as use the gold standard.Case Shiller shows both San Diego and nationally to be up month over month and YOY.https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?

And my partner brought $45,000 cash to the closing table.