Cheers,Nir :)  Hey Nir, I am also an engineer by trade.

@Jesse Buchanan @Brandon StilesI think hiring your own trades is better, if you have the time.

Your replacement property needs to be held for investment or associated with your trade or business. 

Others are really good at trading options.Good luck.

But a commuter trades some housing expense for the home and instead have $400 up in commute costs (plus wear & tear on vehicle and lost time, say 2 hours each way - pre COVID - better than 2 hours until normal commute resumes). 

I am a residential remodeling contractor by trade with a solid understanding of the rehab process and a network of laborers and subcontractors that I can rely on, and thus plan on managing this first rehab myself. 

A more retail oriented user will have different requirements than industrial vs warehouse vs trades contractor etc.

Sellers sell to trade up.

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A misconception about the real estate professional status (REPS) is that you can be in a real property trade or business (in your case, home building company) and still qualify.