As for the "Lazy 1031 exchange" reference, a true 1031 exchange allows you to defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting proceeds from the sale into another similar property, but that doesn’t seem to apply here since you're looking at using a passive loss instead of a like-kind exchange.

Is this true?

This would be even more true of a house where the tenants really live in the property and spread-out big time.

Business credit is largely irrelevant until you get into the true CRE and commercial lending space, and even then, the key principles are weighted heavily.

. - there are numerous ways to achieve sweat equity from boring but true rehabs, to development, to various localized sophisticated options

Well that is not true.

To maintain true independence, I think a strict subscription model is the better way to go.

If it sounds too good to be true, it almost always is. 

I can go on, but your actions speak to the true underlying problem and that's you. 

I think that your assessment is very helpful and it is true that I am trying to offset costs and cut my commute.I have also had reservations about a flip/brrr because of the difficulty of finding a builder for my team.