Or you could sell a few of your least preforming properties, and do a 1031 exchange into an apartment complex.

HEIs, offered by companies like Unison, Point, and Hometap, are not about paying off mortgage in exchange for equity.

Ok so I sold a property for 1,050,000 cost basis was 175 exchanged for another property for 860k.

In those cases, the listing brokers are selling to their client list and end up on both sides.Smaller deals up to 30 or so may show up in Loopnet, Crexi, MLS, local commercial exchanges, etc. making it easier for buyer brokers to help identify properties. 

If the space being used is detached to the main living space, than that portion is considered investment and you could do a 1031 exchange and defer all the capital gains tax on that portion and still take the primary exemption.  

Sam,I found that doing the 1031 exchanges during the winter has worked well for me. 

Hello, I'm hoping someone here can point me to a seasoned & experienced tax professional who could help advise me on the best course forward with my 1031 Exchange I'm in the middle of.

Working for one for free in exchange for guidance would be a good idea, but I would be skeptical of somebody who wanted to charge me $4,000 of my $5,000 starting budget. 

Investors putting 30%-35% down on a property is precisely what the Federal Reserve wants - to slow the velocity of capital. 

I also learned that you can purchase up to three properties thru a 1031 exchange.