So it looks like you would need around 4-5 years to get to break even by selling those stocks and paying the tax now. 

It is hard to really keep up with those kinds of trends unless I budget 10k a year in updating the property which I am not going to do.I participate in our local council/mayor meetings.

Each of your homes will start at a lower cost basis and you will get slightly less depreciation each year to offset but you have spread that depreciation over multiple properties so now selling any one property will result in less impact on taxes than just selling your first without a 1031. 

I currently have a background in Semiconductor construction from starting as a detail engineering, working to be a construction manager, and now working as a Modular MEP construction consultant in the span of 5 years.

I have been on BP a long time and maybe about eight years ago , a person had a small chance of finding a posted house for sale here that can be flipped.

Instead of waiting years to save, you can use a short-term strategy to generate cash flow quickly and reinvest those profits into long-term wealth-building deals.

This training can make you a multi millionaire  at best or put 50 to 100k+ in your pocket every year part time. 

The numbers look solid - you sold for $2.8 million what you bought for $2 million ten years ago.

I can make the numbers on a good property turn bad for a year or more due to the loss of rents, if they can't be recovered. 

I purchased a home here a few years ago, brand new.