We knew the market and almost alway came out ahead on every sale; however we wern't looking for quantity.

Furthermore, the Internal Revenue Service has also taken the position that if the replacement property is sold immediately after your 1031 Exchange transaction is completed then it was not held for a sufficient period of time to qualify for 1031 Exchange treatment.

I then directed their attention to the terms of the standard deed of trust, "borrower shall provide proof of sufficient insurance, with an insurer acceptable to the lender"....I told them if they didn't get that check to me, after all the time they had stalled on the issue, that they would no longer be an "acceptable insurer" on my loans.

Apparently the FHA loan has a self-sufficient guideline that states, “Subject must be self-sufficient. 85% of the Fair Market Rents on all units per the appraisal must be greater than the PITI”.

Is the lot of sufficient size to develop?  

In other words you have to have sufficient gains on the deal to make it worth it.

If the RE does well and is cash flowing nicely, start putting more into the 529 plan, once you pre-pay or reach a sufficient amount in the 529 plans, then you can do whatever you like with your investments knowing that college is taken care of.Just my 2 cents.Adam

Reasonable level of expereince and sufficient funding available, but no time :-(

Disconnection of electric, gas, water, sewage, or garbage removal utilities shall, among other things, constitute sufficient evidence that Resident has abandoned the Property.

The amount you need depends on the age and condition of the property.  10% for CapEx is sufficient for the initial analysis.