Then, I did more research and the family was worried about the tax consequences of doing all straight sales and changed our plan to trading these wildly appreciating condos for true Multifamily and more cash flow to help us to be financially free.More education by reading, attending an excellent 2 day workshop, and talking to many people that had been in my shoes at one time, we chose this current route.  

@Nathan Arceneaux - I was in your shoes a few years ago (except for the kids) working 50+ hours a week and travelling all the time.  

I have known others in your same shoes to go the NNN route when they fully retire.

It's like having the local shoe store clerks take time to fit you, then you go online and order the new shoes at a discount -- plus, you then post online that the shoe store is untrustworthy.  

This house was the very first where I threw up immediately from the stench and threw my shoes in the garbage can before entering my home after walking through this house for the first time.  

My initial call with some "Leslie P"  something or other was met with a totally uninformed and very arrogant person who forgot our call and talked to me while strolling around in the grocery store.

This company says: we will spare you all these risks by stepping into the buyer's shoes.

So novations are very similar to an assignment agreement where the person that takes the novation actually steps into your shoes and closes the deal with the seller.

If I was in your shoes I would work on an emergency fund. 

Hey Jason, I was in your shoes several years ago.