If you are setting aside funds for capex, taxes, insurance, or other expenses that don't occur monthly, transfer those funds to Savings each month and hold them there until it's time to spend them.

Very simply, large corporations pay into the tax base of that local community and that revenue is used to improve the community and make it a more attractive place for people to live.

All in all, like i said, out of the bulk of the deals that come accross your desk, you'll probably like a small percentage, and will further shorten the list as you finalize which deal it'll be.

Take the tax free sec 121 first and then 1031 the leftover.

In order to defer all tax you must purchase at least as much as your net sale ($500K ish). 

Non pay of prop tax's non pay of insurance  Waste, etc. 

Quote from @Spencer Elliott: Long story short, land is on loan and I’m purchasing a manufactured lot as a temporary home/future ADU to my final build.

A 1031 exchange would use all of the tax in the purchase of your next property.

The tenant refused to communicate about his plans to vacate and finally left the key under the mat on June 2 but made no communication, so we had to make 4 trips looking for the key.

That alone can kill a deal due to over the Max DTI limit.A cash out refinance is tax free and its an immediate liquid reserve so it can be used as an Asset or PITI reserves.