My ultimate goal is to save up enough money to invest in a fix and flip property(which my family has been doing for a while) and live in it, until I rent it out and use the equity for another home.For any real estate agents or professionals in general, how do you find consistant deals?

I'd then look at the interest savings vs. the cost of the refinance + penalty and see how long it would take you to recoup those costs. 

Well done on 50K saved up. 

@Greg StrunakA good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Also, the fees plus being a forced buyer with a deadline on a 1031 exchange may negate the small tax savings.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Eli,If I were you I would look into Subject Two, Land Contracts on Properties that are free and clear and Raising Private Money!

There are a lot of charlatans and 'Guru's' out there promoting this and that but the Stech family is the real deal when it comes to Private Lending. 

LLC will not save you taxes.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

They are sponsoring for the Non Recourse and it's up to the student to pull money from where ever they can pull it from, usually some kind of private lender