Go with any of the above sources.

If you offer more $ for the property than the all cash offers AND you appear to the seller to be highly qualified in the method you are using for sourcing the payment, at some point your offer will be more appealing than the all cash offers.I don't understand why you would consider a 1031 for another property in two years. 

Also, have you considered a specific investment strategy (e.g. rentals, fix & flips)?

If you believe that is true, please cite a source.

Numbers are very specific to the market you are looking at.  

Hi Lenny,Probably I would wait until you have a steady income source to make it easier to get a mortgage.

You have to factor in demand and vacancy rates to determine if it will be more profitable, and that’s specific for each market.

Our Wisconsin RECR form is asking very specific questions which seem to vary state by state.

If so, it would make sense to figure that out first before deciding on a specific area.

While the forums here may be helpful, those forums are private and specifically for LPs of any syndication deal, that niche group may have more expertise for you in this situation.