I’ve recommended it numerous times.

And when those folks did their DD on the sponsor they would have come across numerous podcasts in which this person confidently mentions the several deals that they executed, again never mentioning that they only raised capital.

There is intent but also not really a hard time given you have to hold the property for.Most case law the legal experts feel comfortable at 1 year but people have exchanged with less time before.Look up Exeter 1031 on here and there are numerous others.No legal advice given. 

You can get involved in numerous ways to help you learn the ropes. 

I have bailed out numerous undercapitalized investors that have gotten way over their ski tips drinking the sub too coolaid.. it does not go right and I can tell yo the seller is going to sue you.. and or file a complaint at the AG. 

There was a book I read long ago where they called it "leap frogging" from property to property but still, there are so many stories and colleagues I know that are in their mid 20's and they have numerous properties.

@Rich BultemaWe have also put in numerous Jeld-wen's on a few projects. 

It will expose you to numerous ideas about money and real estate and you can begin to narrow down what kind of investor you are wanting to be and which strategy you want to take.

I have had numerous 'deals' brought to me that had overlooked (obvious) problems that blew the budget, pricetags that were too high to begin with. 

Do you mean the taxes and HOA payments show in the numerator of the DTI calculation?