I’ve read about HOA’s fees, condition of the HOA and the Board of Directors, slower appreciation than SFH, and difficulty selling the condo.

@eric CThat’s the plan and why I’m running into difficulty.

I want to thank the collective wisdom of bigger pockets community that enabled me to grow from 13 doors to 75 doors in 2 years while also holding a full time job in technology (I own and self manage these properties with a 50% partner).

As @Joe Villeneuve says, if you are not sure where you are heading, making decisions is difficult. I

I am trying to get access to the MLS to pull historical data on sales and find potential leads but am having difficulty.

Because the 1031 by statute starts with the sale of investment property and ends with the purchase this creates some difficulty when you're trying to sell multiples and place them into fewer but larger properties.  

Other companies, that are looking to relocate to the U.S. will know that Amazon has spent a lot of money and looked from every angle at the hundred of cities that made proposals.So, to be named in the top 20, even if Amazon chooses somewhere else, shows that those cities have a ton of things to offer and will likely draw other companies to take a closer look at them for potential location.http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/17/technology/amazon-hq2-cities/index.html

You need to pay insurance, technology(key) , association, state and national association on top.

This is not to say that there are not difficulties when you have an entity (such as working with lenders), but I think an entity is necessary whenever you have partners.I would recommend an LLC over a C-corporation or an S-corporation. 

The difficulty is getting a good list to mail.