A careful present value of the two strategies would need to be made based upon a specific investor's circumstances, goals and objectives to determine which would be best for them.  

Depending on your circumstances you maybe able to write off depreciation and other expenses against your active income saving you thousands if not 10s of thousands on your taxes.

But they aren't right in every circumstance, and you may want to keep 1031s in your back pocket unless you have a well-thought out justification for going through the hassle of listing, selling, paying closing costs, searching for a new property under 1031 time constraints, and then buying two new properties. 

Depending on the borrower and their circumstances at the time, this will vary. 

To pull the cash from the cards my business credit consultant investor etc gave me this idea he does it for clients all the time he said Here’s how we planned to go about it Create two completely separate businesses completely different names address phone numbers etc. open up business bank accts for those businesses at two separate banks Create a business PayPal acct attached to those bank AcctsHave business ABC write up a contract for let’s say a consultant job and bill via PayPal business XYZ for x amount of dollars (as u are able to PayPal much larger sums under a business acct with PayPal)business XYZ receiving the bill pays the bill to business ABC PayPal acct with their cc from fund grow Once the monies post to the business ABC PayPal acct he cashed it out to his business bank acct withdraw the funds and distribute amongst necessary parties (best of u do this with a trusted business partner spouse etc other than that someone may charge u for the service) Now for tax purposes business XYZ request a refund and the release of monies back from business ABC to business XYZ will clear business ABC from any tax liabilityAlso we were going to use the cycling business credit which is to use one cc to pay the monthly bill on the other cc to keep our out of pocket cost low while the project was under way check out that concept here https://youtu.be/o13-tPEOhX0If it wasn’t for my religious commitment I’d definite keep going with Fund grow the numbers my husband was getting wasn’t great but I understood the circumstances surrounding his situation I do believe I would have came out better and they also do three rounds of funding.I hope it this makes sense.

This person and I have done a previous deal together but very different circumstances, so we have full trust in each other. 

Speak with a financial counselor or mortgage specialist to go over your particular circumstances and investigate all of your choices.Good luck!

Does anyone know if an insurance company that would write a policy in such a circumstance?

With Fed/mortgage rate above 6%, then IO could be very useful depending on circumstances.

Understanding the nuances of each option is crucial for investors to make informed decisions that align with their financial goals and risk tolerance.I hope this clarifies the distinctions between Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and 1031 Exchanges.