So in order to defer all tax you need to purchase at least $370K in investment real estate and use all $200K in cash to do so.You can purchase less and you can take cash out but you will the IRS views that as taking profit so you pay tax on the difference without jeopardizing the rest of your exchange.Unfortunately your other source is maybe sort of referring to the identification process for potential replacements in a 1031 exchange.  

I am running my rentals as a LLC, thus I do not have a federal tax identification number.

Thought that doing a 1031 made the most sense, but in the end felt kind of pressured to find a local cash flow property within the 6 month 1031 property identification window.

You need to JV it or go with a HML that will use ARV as the V in LTV and not LTC c=cost. 

I had to order a VIN plate for the MH, have it inspected and wait about two weeks for the title to arrive.

Which is where I'm finding multi-family that even remotely looks good financially with my limited deal identification skill. 

Signing checks must include the identification by signatory as "Managing Member", etc.  

My kind of renters travel the country for work, live out of state/country, and usually have a different address than what is on their identification. 

When you are trading up, two rules apply to the identification.

Hi @Seetha G, There are a number of ways to address the 45 calendar day identification period when structuring a 1031 Exchange transaction.