And it must be performed using a qualified intermediary who obviously has to be in place prior to the sale of your old property.

(this is not 100% but the ratio is high) The investor is selling because A) it doesn't perform B) it is used up and has a lot of deferred maintenance C) they want to move to something better or D) they are in trouble and need the money for something else.In scenarios A and B they need to find someone who is a Bigger Idiot than they are to buy the property.  

How much are they going to reduce the price should they not be able to accomplish that task?

It would be a great time to sell off your lower performing rentals.

When I was marketing more and seeking deals, I had certain days I did certain tasks.

Looks like there are increases across all price points.Broken out by housing segment, January sales performed as follows:$1 - $79,999: decreased 16.3 percent$80,000 - $149,999: decreased 9.4 percent$150,000 - $249,999: increased 4.1 percent$250,000 - $499,999: increased 3.7 percent$500,000 - $749,999: increased 16.5 percent$750,000 and above: increased 14.3 percent

how much time have you spent doing those tasks ?

He is also a great contact to perform your cash out refinance.

I find that they are only worth it for small tasks.

In commercial, there is no "pre approval", what there is is a LOI, or letter of intent, but you need property and performance information before.