@Tracy YenWhen I was faced with the same options you have, I went and hired a life coach.

But I once did one to save a couple thousand bucks, and it cost nearly that much just to hire the Qualified Intermediary.Also, I found myself wanting to move into the property I exchanged, which is a no-no without allowing a couple of years to pass under a safe harbor.

They rarely foreclose on a IRS lien.

Use accounting software and hire a real estate accountant to do your taxes. 

I’m active duty Air Force with four properties.

@Jody MartinezYou can pull the permits typically for the GC but not for trade permits. but if you do the work are you going to disclose this when you sell that you hired unlicensed contractors and notify your insurance if same?

Should I take out equity in the home towards a crash pad and/or doing some minor upgrades on the home OR should I save up to get into air BNB arbitrage to increase my money flow and put that towards fixing the home and eventually obtaining a crash pad.

It's a good thing he did, because once he broke through 50+ rentals, he got tired of managing them and hired someone else to do it and the money was available to afford that.

The particulars are:Total SF: 5160Roof: Shingles, replaced 2001Plumbing: Mix of PVC and Copper, updated in 2014-2023Heating/ cooling: forced air, 3 furnaces replaced in 2014-16, one AC replaced in 2014Electrical: has been updated periodically from 2014-2023.

I don't live in the same state as the property, so I decided to just hire professional vent cleaners.