Luke - as an active investor and Realtor in mid-sized NC cities, getting 5% with today's home prices and interest rates is impressive in areas that aren't D or even C class assets/areas.

I'm sure you and I both understand that as flippers, having control over the construction cannot be stressed enough.

ANYTHING SIGNED on a moment of high stress will be thrown out in court...

Beware syndicators active on social media.

My other project years back was searching for active businesses to buy, at one time laundromats, many located downstairs in mixed use properties. 

I'm not longer a registered lender, active broker, nor am I an RMLO or an attorney.   

You can use the 1031 to sell a larger unit that provides better cash flow while minimizing active management.You can either try to cluster those sales together so they close in a way that lets your replacement property be listed on each 45 day period and you close on it within 180 days of the first sale (the first exchange that will expire).Or you could do something like a reverse exchange where your Qi purchases the new property and holds it for you for up to 180 days while you sell all of your properties. 

I’ve heard about home equity loans and HELOCs, but I want to keep my money in the stock market to maintain some diversification.My question is: would it be wise to take out a home equity loan for the full $200k to keep my stock investments active?

Just create columns for every week and the rows are the activity and color code them in logical order.

You’d gain tax deductions, and you’d relieve yourself or your parents of any additional work regarding reservations or repairs.