You'll defer all tax.For the 1031 you will use all of your regular professionals in their normal capacity. 

Is this normal?

But my plan is to pay off what’s left to own it free and clear and do seller financing. my plan is to offer 15 or 30 years at a normal rate that someone could get from the bank at time of closing.

In that scenario, I'm trying to decipher if it follows normal partnership rules or if there are special considerations.

And negotiating rent when you're leasing it up is normal, assuming there's not a ton of demand for your unit.

Would there be an above board way to build it as an investor in that scenario and still live in it as a primary if we paid rent like a normal tenant?

This property has been great, and while our traffic in Nashville in 2020 was extremely low due to COVID, the mountains, lakes and beaches have been booked solid - with people looking for regional vacations they can drive to.Things are picking up in a big way in Nashville, still not back to normal, but picking up nonetheless...

@Calvin Graves So I disagree with the concept that the lease covers all bad/undesirable behavior that would cause a "normal" landlord to non-renew.

Once you have more than enough income stream from the US, taking some riskier gambles abroad may make sense.

If your goals change because you learn that 15% is impossible in the market you want to be, that's perfectly normal and you can decide whether to adjust your goals or to change markets.