You must have the intent to hold the relinquished property and the replacement property for rental, investment or business use. 

Looking for tips on tax savings on the small business.

I've helped people with SBA loans to purchase real estate for a business, but for buying rental real estate, the DSCR loan is a much better option.

You are correct, it is common for DSCR lenders to require the borrower to be a business entity in Florida, and some other states sprinkled across the US.

I’ve had most luck with signs in front of my plaza and word of mouth - networking at Chamber of Commerce and chatting with other business owners in the area.

Thats how it makes sense from a business perspective.

They’ll coach you right into it being your own business that allows you to leave your W2, if that’s your goal.  

I'm not thinking of 'scaling' my business by becoming a 'passive investor' in someone else's business.

Since my RE financing investor does the incentive of paying for the property, I want to make sure that my business partner is getting a great ROI in profits, so I want to make sure that money is working for the first investor making a deal with me in the smoothest way possible! 

Thanks for the feedback; some quick stats: 9 doors across 4 states, about 50% LTV ratio with a Net Income of about 17% and cash on cash of about 3%.....in fairness those numbers include some overall business expenses not tied directly to one specific property.