It will flow to the area that has the highest perceived risk adjusted rate of return whether it be California, Texas or Brazil (not good right now). 

If you're saying that you can only get a VA loan is seller pays closing costs it underscores how you might be perceived as a weak buyer.

For this reason many prefer to wave the banner of "being a business" and are perceived as being "more professional" than a namesake investor, who is operating under their name.Protection - the whole idea of an LLC is to L the L to the C . . . so, done correctly, the LLC provides a degree of separation between you, tha man, and you, tha biness.   

.- Find and make use of software (as you alluded to) to help me with certain tasks- Take a break when I need one and just accept that I can't work 24/7- Realized that I can outsource many household chores too and compared to my perceived value of my own time it was surprisingly affordable: mowing the grass, gardening, cleaning, maintaining our pool, etc.I've managed to get into a routine where I can put in an hour or so on the investing per day during the work week and a few additional hours each weekend as needed.

I am sure I won’t be perceived as a pest.

@Lisa Jones,  Good ones are running from 4.5 - 7 depending on the back end of the proforma and the perceived risk. 

So if you try to pay off that heloc you've touched the money, yo'u're using 1031 proceeds for something other than the purchase of new real estate and it is taxable.It's perfectly legitimate for you to perceive that you are simply paying back expenses. 

Our property has a pool, and the perceived liability issues surrounding that fact alone are causing me a great deal of stress.

What makes you want to be a wholesaler other than the perceived cost?

In that event the IRS does not perceive that the tax payer has changed.