I presume in your business you encounter many sellers or buyers uncertain how to consider property.

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Its not unusual for our rentals to house tenants working in tech that make more money than we do!

I don't think this is unusual behavior or any grounds for eviction that a court would consider.

Cruel and unusual punishment. 

This is an unusual post since we can look back 4 years.1.  

The purpose of building wealth your family can tap into is to make sure they have something to hang onto in case you are no longer there to teach them anything.The future's uncertain and the end is always near. 

Unfortunately in today's uncertain world where one job loss or medical problem can put one's health and finances in jeopardy and if  due to emergency you have to sell the property or properties  after holding on say 20 plus years then it becomes a huge burden unless one puts aside that money every year as a contingency.

HelloI am a novice investor and wanted to understand when is a 1031 suitable to do and whether sometimes it is more suitable to just pay the taxes especially with the current uncertain economic environment and governmental restrictions and difficulty in rent collection.

That feels correct, and what the reality is (and what my current agents are trying to sell me on) is that in this market we are mostly investing in an uncertain future reward based on speculation of the market.