A few high level points to keep in mind:- As Whitney said, you don't 1031 into an OZ Fund, but invest in the fund as a 1031 alternative.- Unlike a 1031 exchange you only have to invest the capital gains from your sale, rather than the entire amount of the sale. 

I used to post a lot on the Aussie version of BP its call the property investing Forum and the out of country part of the Forum back when the AUD was stronger than the dollar had many many folks participating now your lucky to find one post a week.. and US marketers together with promotors from OZ just hammered the OZ investor with BLUE sky and no real mention to the dangers of low end assets in the urban cores..

You can do a refinance, but can't use the proceeds to invest in a new property and get the OZ benefits. 

If you want an agent to bring you deals rather than someone else in his/her sphere: be specific about what you are looking for(this is huge, people tell me all the time to send them deals without telling me what that means to them), show that you are capable of buying, be ready to pull the trigger if they bring you a great deal, be respectful of their time and listen to their advice.Hope that helps & good luck!

When's the last time gold was $600/oz or gas was .99$/gallon? 

Welcome Simon, I will try to summon the Oz of Atlanta for you, (LOL)@J.

Going forward you could consider a shift to using business credit for everything in your professional or REI sphere(s). 

If spot gold is, say, $900/oz, it will cost you maybe $930 or $940 to buy a gold bullion oz, maybe $960 to buy something like an American Eagle coin.

Originally posted by @Oz Pariser:Read 'The Miracle Morning' by Hal Elrod.

I am a kiwi and I have trained investors in NZ for years and also invest in OZ.