I currently have a client looking to purchase their first investment properties here this year as well as in other Midwest markets that are also showing some of these same factors coming to light.Another thing to consider is that OKC is home to nearly 20,000 military / government workers with Tinker Air Force Base and the Army and Air National Guard posts there. 

This is what I am encountering, in the current Mortgage Industry.If you think you will go FHA, Conventional, FHA 203k, etc. and then Quit Claim the property, to a LLC, or a Land Trust you run the risk of the lender discovering a Title Transfer occurred and activating the "Acceleration Clause" or "Due on Sale Clause" that requires the loan to be paid in full, within 'x' number of days.

Is there a benefit to foreign national loans for a US citizen with a US credit score (the 791 I mentioned in the original post is my American score)?

When I returned from vacation I learned my partner gave him the full second payment! 

In addition to just posting your property on furnished finder, they were reaching out and building connections with hospital HR departments and recruiters to help place nurses in properties.

It's doesn't really sound like you are much into being landlords so doing a 1031 might just change from "annoying when things come up" to full fledged head aches when you buy more and or larger properties in your current market.

Thank you all so much for taking the time to read my post! 

I did advertise it as $1,500 but when I got the reactions about it being such a good price, I updated my posts to say $1,700.

Also I am assuming from the title of the post that if you were to sell the property you would be doing a 1031 to defer the taxes?  

Any tips for navigating the competition in such a hot market?