The property that you sell and then purchase through a 1031 Exchange must be held for rental, investment (capital appreciation), or used in a business. 

I've purchased about 10 properties for myself and have always use my own broker.

I have a property that I purchased in Madison NC (about 25mins north of Greensboro). 

Once I get a few deals under my belt and money is more abundant, I'll also purchase Seth's training.

They said they would credit for the things they didnt deliver, but took credit from the task rabbit video for items I purchased separately, never replied on the work they did not do.

I see people purchasing new STR's here and others dumping their properties or converting into LTR's. 

Did you purchase this property all cash? 

A home equity loan seems like a possible way to expand my portfolio, would consider buying a multifamily and renting out our current home to live in one of the units and purchase it as a primary home (assuming its 4 units or less), but being in the Santa Cruz CA area, I am afraid I'll need to look outside of CA for any deal that makes sense, and can't afford to lose my great job (can't work remotely).  

Most commercial lenders do not require any seasoning for that entity which means that you can create an LLC and use that entity to purchase the property immediately as long as you have the proper documents.

We source and purchase all finish materials for our projects (lights/plumbing fixtures/etc).