Ignoring 1031 options, ..

The ancients used it to talk about the linguistic sophistication of barbarians who came to their lands, eager to live or work or trade with them, and yet were so ignorant of the Greek language that it wasn't that they didn't understand a single word, they didn't know a single syllable of the language. 

I don't see anything disqualifying about this property for a HML, but I plead ignorance.

Once in a blue moon you read about a deal dying because no one thinks about this, but that's only because everyone completely ignored it, rather than thinking about it upfront like you are here. 

The one that said “hey we’re going to look at Vegas next week we’d like some info...” maybe someone shoulda popped in with a “I sell real estate in the Midwest you should buy there instead...” since that totally ignores OP’s questions as he often does. 

@Daniel Dietz,Ignoring the internet deduction issue, would make sense financially for you ? 

I am brand new to all of this and fully acknowledge my rookie status and near-total ignorance.

start...I couldn't locate you.As @Paul Allen mentioned when your ready to file your taxes with your Schedule C and you have no fictitious business name do not ignore the letters you receive from the FTB and the I.R.S.

Since they haven't actually applyed would we be stepping afoul of any laws if we were to just ignore them?

I would ignore all calls and messages from these potential tenants.